μεταπρέπω

metaprepo

distinguish oneself

Appears 13 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 9
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Book 2 2
Chapter ?

2481
2579
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11720
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13175
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15550
Book 16 3
Chapter ?

16194
16596
16835
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23645
Odyssey 4
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Book 6 1
Chapter ?

6109
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10525
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

1133
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17213

Dictionary (LSJ)

μεταπρέπω, A. distinguish oneself or be distinguished among, c. dat. pl., [ταῦρος] βόεσσι μ. Il. 2.481, etc.: freq. (esp. in Il.) of heroes, μ. ἡρώεσσιν ib.579; Τρώεσσι 13.175; ἱππεῦσι 11.720, cf. Hes. Th. 92 (tm.); συμποσίοισι μ. Phalaec. ap. Ath. 10.440d; ἐν πάντεσσι Orph. A. 806: c. dat. modi, ἔγχεϊ Τρωσὶ μεταπρέπω I am distinguished among the Trojans by the spear, Il. 16.835, cf. 596, Hes. Th. 377: so c. inf., μετέπρεπε Μυρμιδόνεσσιν ἔγχεϊ μάρνασθαι Il. 16.194, cf. Od. 18.2 (tm.): c. acc., μ. ἠϊθέοισιν εἶδος A.R. 2.784.

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