νιφόεις

niphoeis

snowy, snowclad

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13754
Book 14 1
Chapter ?

14227
Book 18 1
Chapter ?

18616
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20385
Odyssey 1
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Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19338

Dictionary (LSJ)

νιφόεις, εσσα, εν, A. snowy, snowclad, Κρήτης ὄρεα νιφόεντα Od. 19.338; κατʼ Οὐλύμπου ν. Il. 18.616; ν. Ὀλύμπου Hes. Th. 117; ὤρανος ν. Alc. 17; ν. Αἴτνα Pi. P. 1.20; Παρνασός S. OT 473 (lyr.); σκόπελος Ar. Nu. 273. II. snow-white, Ἑλένη (v.l. σελήνη) Ion Trag.46.

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