ὀδάξ

odax

by biting with the teeth

Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 2 1
Chapter ?

2418
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11749
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

1961
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

2217
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24738
Odyssey 4
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1381
Book 18 1
Chapter ?

18410
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20268
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22269

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀδάξ, Adv. A. by biting with the teeth, ὀ. ἕλον οὖδας, of men in the agonies of death, Il. 11.749, etc. ; so ὀ. λαζοίατο γαῖαν 2.418 ; γαῖαν ὀ. ἑλόντες E. Ph. 1423 ; also ὀ. ἐν χείλεσι φύντες biting the lips in smothered rage, Od. 1.381 : so in Com., ἀποδάκνειν ὀ. Cratin. 164 ; διατρώξομαι ὀ. τὸ δίκτυον Ar. V. 164 ; ὀ. ἔχεσθαι ib.943 ; λαβέσθαι Id. Pl. 690:— if κυνὸς ἄγριον ὀδάξ be correct in Diog.Cyn. ap. D.L. 6.79, ὀδάξ must be taken either as tooth or as bite.

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