μελέδημα

meledema

care, anxiety

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 4
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Book 4 1
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4650
Book 15 1
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158
Book 20 1
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2056
Book 23 1
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23343
Iliad 1
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Book 23 1
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2362

Dictionary (LSJ)

μελέδημα, ατος, τό, (μελεδαίνω) A. care, anxiety, Hom. always in pl., μελεδήματα πατρός anxieties about his father, Od. 15.8; of sleep, λύων μ. θυμοῦ Il. 23.62; μελεδήματα θεῶν the care of the gods [for men], E. Hipp. 1103 (lyr.). II. object of care, Χαρίτων Ibyc. 5; ἐμοὶ μ. ἰσχάς Alex. 162.15 (anap.); Μοισάων Epigr.Gr. 238 (Smyrna).

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