οἶτος

oitos

fate, doom

Appears 11 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 6
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Book 3 1
Chapter ?

3417
Book 8 3
Chapter ?

834
8354
8465
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9563
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24388
Odyssey 5
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1350
Book 3 1
Chapter ?

3134
Book 8 2
Chapter ?

8489
8578
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13384

Dictionary (LSJ)

οἶτος, ὁ, A. fate, doom, usu. in a bad sense, κακὸς οἶ. Il. 8.34, Od. 1.350, al.; σὺ δέ κεν κακὸν οἶ. ὄληαι Il. 3.417 ; ἀλκυόνος πολυπενθέος οἶ. ἔχουσα 9.563 ; καλὰ τὸν οἶ. ἀπότμου παιδὸς ἔνισπες 24.388 ; κατὰ κόσμον Ἀχαιῶν οἶ. ἀείδεις Od. 8.489 ; Δαναῶν ἰδὲ Ἰλίου οἶ. ἀκούων ib.578 ; but simply, lot, τὸν τῆς μελίσσης οἶ. ἔχειν Democr. 227.—Ep. word, used in lyr. by S. El. 167, E. IT 1091 (dub. l.). (Prob. from εἶμι ibo.)

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