νύσσα

nyssa

turning-post

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 23 4
Chapter ?

23332
23338
23344
23758
Odyssey 1
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Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8121

Dictionary (LSJ)

νύσσα, ης, ἡ, in a race-course, 1. = καμπτήρ, turning-post, Il. 23.332,344 ; ἐν νύσσῃ ἐγχριμφθήτω, of the near horse, ib.338, cf. Theoc. 24.119 : metaph., turning-point of the recurrent nerve, Gal. UP 16.4. 2. starting-and winning-post, τοῖσι δʼ ἀπὸ νύσσης τέτατο δρόμος Il. 23.758, Od. 8.121 : metaph., ν. ἀοιδῆς ἰθύνειν Opp. H. 3.11.

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