ὀρφανικός

orphanikos

orphaned, fatherless

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 6 1
Chapter ?

6432
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11394
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22490

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀρφανικός, ή, όν, A. orphaned, fatherless, παῖς Il. 6.432, 11.394 ; ἦμαρ ὀ. the day which makes one an orphan, i.e. orphanhood, 22.490. II. of or for orphans, τύχη Pl. Lg. 928a ; συμβόλαια ib. 922a ; ὀρφανικά, τά, their property and interests, Arist. Pol. 1268a14, OGI 266.8 (Pergam., iii B. C.); οἶκος ὀ. Arist. Ath. 56.6.

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