νέκταρ

nektar

nectar

Appears 8 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1598
Book 4 1
Chapter ?

43
Book 19 3
Chapter ?

1938
19347
19353
Odyssey 3
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Book 5 2
Chapter ?

593
5199
Book 9 1
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9359

Dictionary (LSJ)

νέκταρ, ᾰρος, τό, A. nectar, the specific nourishment of the gods; ἀμβροσία (q.v.) and ν. are differentiated in early Ep. as food and drink, Od. 5.93, h.Cer. 49, h.Ap. 10, cf. Pl. Phdr. 247e: but conversely, ν. ἔδμεναι Alcm. 100, cf. Anaxandr. 57; κέρασσε δὲ ν. ἐρυθρόν Od.l.c.; Ἥβη ν. ἐῳνοχόει Il. 4.3; νέκταρος ἀπορρώξ, of choice wine, Od. 9.359; ν. ἀμβροσίην τε στάξον Il. 19.347, cf. 38, Pi. P. 9.63. 2. later, of wine, Call. Fr. 115, Nic. Al. 44, Eudem.Med. ap. Gal. 14.185. b. called σαρράν and χαλβάνη, I Enoch 31.1. II. metaph., ν. μελισσᾶν, i.e. honey, E. Ba. 143 (lyr.); αἰθερίου πτηναὶ νέκταρος ἐργάτιδες AP 9.404 (Antiphil.), cf. 6.239 (Apollonid.); also, of perfumed unguent, ib.6.275 (Noss.); of an ode, ν. χυτόν, Μοισᾶν δόσιν Pi. O. 7.7, cf. Parth. 2.76, AP 4.1.36 (Mel.); ν. ἐναρμόνιον ib.7.29 (Antip. Sid.).

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