ὀϊζύω

oizyo

wail, mourn

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 2
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4152
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23307
Iliad 1
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Book 14 1
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1489

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀϊζύω, aor. ὀΐζῡσα, A. wail, mourn, ἀλλʼ αἰεὶ περὶ κεῖνον ὀΐζυε (imper.) Il. 3.408. II. c. acc. rei, suffer, ἧς εἵνεκʼ ὀϊζύομεν κακὰ πολλά 14.89 : abs., to be miserable or suffer, ὀϊζύσας ἐμόγησεν Od. 4.152, 23.307. [υ of pres. short in Hom., long in A.R. 4.1324, 1374 ; in aor. always long.]

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