νῆμα

nema

that which is spun, thread, yarn

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 4
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Book 2 1
Chapter ?

298
Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4134
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19143
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24133

Dictionary (LSJ)

νῆμα, ατος, τό, (νέω B) A. that which is spun, thread, yarn, Od. 4.134, E. Or. 1433 (lyr.), Pl. Plt. 282e: pl., Od. 2.98, 19.143; thread of a spiderʼs web, Hes. Op. 777; of the Fates, Μοιράων νῆμʼ ἄλλυτον Phanocl. 2, cf. IG 14.1188.11; οὔπω πεπλήρωται τὸ ν. αὐτοῦ his destiny, Luc. Philops. 25; νήματα σηρικά silk sutures, Gal. 10.942.

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