οἰχνέω

oichneo

go, come

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5790
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15640
Odyssey 1
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Book 3 1
Chapter ?

3322

Dictionary (LSJ)

οἰχνέω, A. go, come, Il. 5.790,15.640 (in Iterat. οἴχνεσκον, -εσκε); of birds, Od. 3.322 ; walk, i. e. live, ἀνύμφευτος αἰὲν οἰχνῶ S. El. 165 (lyr.). II. like οἴχομαι, to be gone, τηλωπὸς οἰχνεῖ Id. Aj. 564 ; θυραῖος οἰ. Id. El. 313. III. c. acc. pers., approach, Pi. P. 5.86 : c. acc. rei, Id. Fr. 75.5 :—in form οἰχνεύω, Id. Fr. 206 (where ἰχνεύων codd. Plu. Nic.I). (Akin to sq.)

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