νυός

nyos

daughter-in-law

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

Click a work to list every occurrence by book & line — each links into the reader.

Iliad 3
Open Iliad ›
Book 3 1
Chapter ?

349
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

2265
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24166
Odyssey 1
Open Odyssey ›
Book 3 1
Chapter ?

3451

Dictionary (LSJ)

νυός, ἡ, A. daughter-in-law, Il. 22.65, Od. 3.451, h.Ven. 136 ; daughter-by-marriage of the race of which the husband is a son, Il. 3.49. II. bride, wife, Theoc. 18.15 ; cj. in AP 12.53.5 (Mel.) :—ἐνυός is f.l. in Poll. 3.32. (I.-E. σνῠσός, cf. Skt.snusā, OHG. snur, Lat. nurus, etc.)

‹ All lexicon entries