μεταΐσσω

metaisso

rush after, rush upon

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 16 1
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16398
Book 21 1
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21564
Odyssey 2
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Book 17 1
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17236
Book 20 1
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2011

Dictionary (LSJ)

μεταΐσσω, A. rush after, rush upon, Hom., always in pres. or aor. part. with another Verb, κτεῖνε μεταΐσσων Il. 16.398; ἠὲ μεταΐξας . . ἕλοιτο Od. 17.236, cf. Il. 21.564; ἠὲ μεταΐξας θάνατον τεύξειεν ἑκάστῃ Od. 20.11. II. μ. τινά follow closely in anotherʼs steps, Pi. N. 5.43. [ᾱ in Hom.]

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