ὠκύμορος

okymoros

quickly dying, dying early

Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 1 2
Chapter ?

1417
1505
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15441
Book 18 2
Chapter ?

1895
18458
Odyssey 4
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1266
Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4346
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17137
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

2275

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὠκύμορος, ον, A. quickly dying, dying early, of Achilles, Il. 1.417, 18.95, 458; ὠκυμορώτατος ἄλλων 1.505; of the suitors, Od. 1.266, al.; of φιτρός of Meleager, B. 5.141; in Epitaphs, Epigr.Gr. 527 (Beroea), 540 (Thrace), al.; so in later Prose, Ph. 2.45; of flowers, Philostr. Ep. 4: of things, transient, J. AJ 11.3.6, Ph. 1.478: neut. pl. as Adv., Supp.Epigr. 6.501 (Isaura). II. Act., bringing a quick or early death, ἰοί Il. 15.441, Od. 22.75; φαρμάκων δυνάμεις Plu. Ant. 71; κώνειον -ώτατον Id. Dio 58.

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