μειδάω

meidao

smile

Appears 15 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 9
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Book 1 2
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1595
1596
Book 5 1
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5426
Book 6 1
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6404
Book 14 2
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14222
14223
Book 15 1
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1547
Book 21 1
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21434
Book 23 1
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23555
Odyssey 6
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Book 4 1
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4609
Book 5 1
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5180
Book 13 1
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13287
Book 16 1
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16476
Book 20 1
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20301
Book 23 1
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23111

Dictionary (LSJ)

μειδάω, A. smile, Ep. Verb, only 3sg. aor. μείδησε Il. 1.595, 5.426, Od. 4.609, Hes. Sc. 115, etc.; part. μειδήσας, -σασα Il. 1.596, etc.; inf. μειδῆσαι h.Cer. 204; μείδησε σαρδάνιον (v. Σαρδάνιος) Od. 20.301; opp. γελᾶν, laugh aloud, μειδῆσαι γελάσαι τε h.Cer.l.c.; κάρχαρόν τι μειδήσας grinning so as to show his teeth, Babr. 94.6:—pres. is supplied by μειδιάω, used by Hom. only in Ep. part. μειδιόων Il. 7.212, 23.786; -ιόωσα 21.491: later 3sg. μειδιάει h.Hom. 10.3, μειδιᾷ Theoc. 30.5; part. μειδιάων h.Hom. 7.14, μειδιῶσα Ar. Th. 513; inf. μειδιᾶν Pl. Prm. 130a: impf. ἐμειδία Luc. DMeretr. 3.2; Ep. μειδιάασκε PLit.Lond. 41, Q.S. 9.117: aor. I ἐμειδίᾱσα Plu. 2.172b, Luc. DDeor. 20.11; inf. μειδιᾶσαι Apollod. 1.5.3; part. μειδιάσας Pl. Phd. 86d; Aeol. fem. -ιάσαισα Sapph. 1.14. (Cf. Skt. smáyati, Lett. smaidīt ‘smile’, etc.)

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