λισσός

lissos

smooth

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

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Odyssey 3
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Book 3 1
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3293
Book 5 1
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5412
Book 10 1
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104

Dictionary (LSJ)

λισσός, ή, όν, A. smooth, Hom. (only in Od.), λισσὴ αἰπεῖάτε εἰς ἅλα πέτρη a smooth rock running sheer into the sea, 3.293; λισσὴ δʼ ἀναδέδρομε πέτρη 5.412, cf. 10.4; λ. νῆσος A.R. 2.382; λ. δειράδες AP 15.25.11 (Besant.). 2. poor ( = δεόμενος, Hsch.): hence, insolvent, SIG 527.115 (Dreros, iii B. C.).

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