μέθυ

methy

wine

Appears 17 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 15
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4746
Book 7 2
Chapter ?

7179
7265
Book 9 4
Chapter ?

99
945
9162
9557
Book 10 3
Chapter ?

10184
10468
10477
Book 12 2
Chapter ?

1230
12362
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

1350
Book 14 1
Chapter ?

14194
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17533
Iliad 2
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Book 7 1
Chapter ?

7471
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9469

Dictionary (LSJ)

μέθυ, τό, A. wine, Hom., only in nom. and acc., πολλὸν . . μέθυ πίνετο Il. 9.469; σῖτον καὶ μέθυ ἡδύ Od. 4.746; ἐκ κριθῶν μ. A. Supp. 953, etc.: gen. μέθυος first in Pl. Epigr. 22, Nic. Th. 582, Marc.Sid. 50; dat. μέθυϊ An.Ox. 3.255. (Cf. Skt. mádhu ‘sweet, sweet drink, honey’, OE. medu ‘mead’, Slav. medǔ ‘honey’, etc.)

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