κτύπος

ktypos

crash, bang, din

Appears 12 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 8
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Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8170
Book 10 2
Chapter ?

10532
10535
Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12338
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15379
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17175
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19363
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

2066
Odyssey 4
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Book 16 1
Chapter ?

166
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19444
Book 21 2
Chapter ?

21237
21383

Dictionary (LSJ)

κτύπος, ὁ, A. crash, bang, din, κ. θεῶν ἔριδι ξυνιόντων Il. 20.66, cf. 12.338, A. Th. 100, etc.; of thunder, S. OC 1463 (lyr.), A. Pr. 923; of the trampling of feet, περί τε κ. ἦλθε ποδοῖιν Od. 16.6, cf. S. Ph. 202; rattling of chariots or sound of horses’ feet, Il. 10.535, al., S. El. 714, Ar. Eq. 552 (lyr.); of a storm, A. Ag. 1533 (lyr.); noise made by one knocking at the door, Id. Ch. 653; ὀξύχειρ κ., of the beating of breasts by mourners, ib.23; στέρνων κ. E. Supp. 87: in pl., κ. χερῶν Id. Ph. 1351 (lyr.); of the sound of many voices, S. OC 1500; of gates shutting, Aen.Tact. 20.4; κτύπου ἀχὼ χάλυβος A. Pr. 133 (lyr.); rarely of musical sound, σαλπίγγων κ. B. Fr. 3.9.—Rare in Prose, Th. 7.70, Pl. Criti. 117e, X. Cyr. 7.1.35, Aen.Tact.l.c.

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