οἰμάω
oimao
swoop
Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
οἰμάω, (οἴμη) only fut. and aor., A. swoop or pounce upon, οἴμησεν δὲ ἀλεὶς ὥς τʼ αἰετός Il. 22.308, cf. 311 ; κίρκος . . οἴμησε μετὰ τρήρωνα πέλειαν swooped after a dove, ib.140. 2. abs., dart along, θύννοι δʼ οἰμήσουσι Orac. ap. 1.62.
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