μεθάλλομαι

methallomai

leap, rush upon

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 6
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5336
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11538
Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12305
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13362
Book 14 1
Chapter ?

14443
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23345

Dictionary (LSJ)

μεθάλλομαι, used by Hom. only in Ep. aor. part. μετάλμενος:— A. leap, rush upon, of warriors, οὔτασε . . μετάλμενος ὀξέϊ δουρί Il. 5.336; οὔτασε δουρὶ μ. 14.443; Τρώεσσι μ. ἐν φόβον ὦρσε 13.362; of a lion, ἥρπαξε μ. 12.305, cf. Hld. 10.30. 2. rush after, in a race, οὐκ ἔσθʼ ὅς κέ σʼ ἕλησι μ. Il. 23.345. II. leap from one ship to another in a sea-fight, ἐς ἀλλήλους App. BC 5.120; spring from side to side, hither and thither, τᾷ καὶ τᾷ τὸν Ἔρωτα μετάλμενον Bion Fr. 10.6, cf. Hld. 6.14, Them. Or. 22.269c.

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