ὀρφναῖος

orphnaios

dark, murky

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 10 3
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1083
10276
10386
Odyssey 1
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Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9143

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀρφναῖος, α, ον, A. dark, murky, in Hom. always epith. of night, Il. 10.83, al., E. Or. 1225, etc.; ὀρφναίη (sc. νύξ) A.R. 2.670 ; φανέντος ὀρφναίου πυρός in the darkness, A. Ag. 21.

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