ὀπηδέω

opedeo

follow, accompany, attend

Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 5
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Book 7 2
Chapter ?

7165
7181
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8237
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9271
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19398
Iliad 4
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Book 2 1
Chapter ?

2184
Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5216
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17251
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24368

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀπηδέω, Dor. ὀπᾱδέω (v. ὀπηδός), used by Hom. only in 3sg. pres. ὀπηδεῖ, and impf. ὀπήδει (without augm.): inf. ὀπηδεῖν h.Ap. 530 :—A. follow, accompany, attend, τινι Il. 2.184, 24.368, Pi. P. 4.287 ; also ἅμα τινί Od. 7.165, Hes. Th. 80, h.Ap. l. c. ; μετά τινι, v. infr. II. II. of things (cf. ἕπομαι II), ἀνεμώλια γάρ μοι ὀπηδεῖ [τόξα] useless do they go with me, Il. 5.216 ; ἀρετὴν σὴν . . , ἥ τοι ὀπηδεῖ Od. 8.237 ; ἐκ δὲ Διὸς τιμὴ καὶ κῦδος ὀπηδεῖ Il. 17.251, cf. Hes. Op. 142,313, Thgn. 933, etc. ; μετʼ ἀνδράσι λιμὸς ὀπηδεῖ Hes. Op. 230 ; μετʼ ἴχνια Κύρνος ὀ. Call. Del. 19.—Ep. Verb, rare in Trag., as ὀπαδεῖ A. Fr. 475 ; ὀπαδοῦσʼ prob. in Id. Ag. 426 (lyr.), and once in a late Pap., Sammelb. 4324.11 (Tab. Defix.) : ὀπαδός however is used by Trag.

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