λοιβή

loibe

pouring

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

449
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

2470
Odyssey 1
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Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9349

Dictionary (LSJ)

λοιβή, ἡ, (λείβω) A. pouring. only in religious sense, drink-offering, λοιβῇ τε κνίσῃ τε with drink-offering and burnt-offering, Il. 9.500, cf. 4.49, 24.70; σοὶ δʼ αὖ λ. φέρον says Odysseus to the Cyclops, Od. 9.349: later, like σπονδαί, χοαί (which are more freq.), in pl., Pi. N. 11.6, S. El. 52; λοιβαὶ Διός, offered to him, A. Fr. 55. -- Rare in Prose, λ. οἴνου Pl. Lg. 906d, referring to Il. 9.500. 2. of water generally, λ. Στυγός A.R. 2.291.

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