ὀπτός

optos

roasted, broiled

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 3
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

466
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16443
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

2221

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀπτός (A), ή, όν, A. roasted, broiled, σῖτός τε κρέα τʼ ὀπτά Od. 22.21, cf. 16.443 ; νῶτα βοὸς . . ὄπτʼ ἐν χερσὶν ἑλών 4.66 ; σάρκες A. Ag. 1097 ; ἑφθὰ καὶ ὀπτά boiled meats and roast, E. Cyc. 358 (lyr.), cf. Hdt. 2.77, Pl. R. 404c. 2. baked, βοῦν καὶ ἵππον . . ὀπτοὺς ἐν καμίνοισι Hdt. 1.133 ; of bread, Id. 2.92 ; of fish, PCair.Zen. 66.8 (iii B. C.) ; also of bricks and pottery, baked, burned, Hdt. 1.180, 186, X. An. 2.4.12, PAmh. 2.99(a)9(ii A. D.), etc.; of soil, parched, X. Oec. 16.13: Sup. ὀπτότατος best dressed or done, Cratin. 143. 3. of iron, forged, tempered, S. Ant. 475. 4. scorched, τὰ ὑπέρθυρʼ ὀπτά Herod. 2.65.

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