λαπάρα

lapara

the soft part of the body

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

Click a work to list every occurrence by book & line — each links into the reader.

Dictionary (LSJ)

λαπάρα [πᾰ], Ep. and Ion. λαπάρη, , (λαπαρός) A. the soft part of the body between the ribs and hip, flank, Il. 6.64, 16.318, al. (not in Od.), Epich. 90, Hdt. 2.86, etc.: pl., flanks, Id. 6.75, Diocl.Fr. 193, Hp. Flat. 9, etc.; sg. also, side of the chest, Id. Loc.Hom. 14, Erot.:— λαπάρα and κενεών are distd. by Hp. Morb. 2.55, Int. 17, Gal. 18(2).762,764. II. sausage or haggis, AP 9.486 (Pall.).
‹ All lexicon entries