μετάφρενον

metaphrenon

part behind the midriff

Appears 17 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 16
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Book 2 2
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2265
2267
Book 5 2
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540
556
Book 8 2
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895
8258
Book 10 1
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1029
Book 11 1
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11447
Book 12 1
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12428
Book 16 2
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16791
16806
Book 17 1
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17502
Book 20 2
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20402
20488
Book 22 1
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22283
Book 23 1
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23380
Odyssey 1
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Book 8 1
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8528

Dictionary (LSJ)

μετάφρενον, τό, prop. A. part behind the midriff (μετὰ τὰς φρένας), broad of the back: hence, generally, back, μεταφρένῳ ἐν δόρυ πῆξεν ὤμων μεσσηγύς Il. 5.40, cf. 56, al.; μ. ἠδὲ καὶ ὤμω πλῆξεν 2.265; μ. ἠδὲ καὶ ὤμους (of a woman) Od. 8.528, cf. Hp. Acut. 66; in pl., of a single person, Il. 12.428; ὤμους καὶ μετάφρενα, of a woman, Archil. 29. cf. Hld. 10.32. — Ep. word, used by Pl. Prt. 352a, Arist. Phgn. 810b25, Luc. DMeretr. 4.2. II. = τὸ μεταξὺ τοῦ νώτου καὶ ὀσφύος κατὰ τὴν τῶν φρενῶν πρόσφυσιν Ruf. Onom. 90.

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