νείαιρα

neiaira

lower

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

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Iliad 4
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Book 5 2
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5539
5616
Book 16 1
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16465
Book 17 1
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17519

Dictionary (LSJ)

νείαιρα, acc. sg. -ᾰν Il. 16.465, Hp. Mul. 1.64, 2.137, Nat.Mul. 5, 6, al. (codd. opt.), Call. Fr. 106 codd., Nic. Al. 270; dat. -ῃ Il. (v. infr.):—

fem. Adj. (formed like γέραιρα) with comp. sense, lower, νειαίρῃ δʼ ἐν γαστρί in the lower part of the belly, Il. 5.539, 616, cf. Hp. ll.cc.; νείαιραν σάρκα Nic. l.c.:—also νέαιρα, νέαιραν γνάθον Simon. 244.

II. Subst., ἡ νείαιρα the abdomen, βάρος ἐν νειαίρῃ Hp. Coac. 579, cf. Call. l.c.; cf. νειρός (A). (Cogn. with νέατος (A): orig. perh. *νήαιρα, whence νέαιρα (lengthd. to νείαιρα in text of Hom.), contr. *νῇρα, whence νεῖρα.)

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