λελίημαι

leliemai

strive eagerly

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 4 1
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4465
Book 5 1
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5690
Book 12 1
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12106
Book 16 1
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16552

Dictionary (LSJ)

λελίημαι, old Ep. pf., A. strive eagerly, Il., but only in part. λελῐημένος, λ. ὄφρα τάχιστα ὤσαιτʼ Ἀργείους 5.690, cf. 4.465: as Adj., eager, βάν ῥʼ ἰθὺς Δαναῶν λελιημένοι 12.106, cf. 16.552: in later Ep. c. gen., eager for a thing, λελιημένοι ἠπείροιο A.R. 1.1164: also 3sg. plpf. with inf., αὐδῆσαι λελίητο Id. 3.1158, cf. 646, 4.1009: 2sg. pf., λελίησαι ἀκούειν Theoc. 25.196, cf. Orph. Fr. 280.4: 3pl. plpf. λελίηντο prob. cj. in Id. L. 118. II. in phys. sense, αἰθὴρ ἐκτὸς ἔσω λελιημένος rushing, Emp. 100.18.

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