ὄθομαι

othomai

take heed

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1181
Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5403
Book 15 3
Chapter ?

15107
15166
15182

Dictionary (LSJ)

ὄθομαι, only pres. and impf., A. take heed, Hom. only in Il., and always with neg.: abs., οὐκ ἀλεγίζει οὐδʼ ὄθεται Il. 15.107 : c. inf., οὐκ ὄθεται φίλον ἦτορ ἶσον ἐμοὶ φάσθαι ib.166, cf. 182 : with part. for inf., ὃς οὐκ ὄθετʼ αἴσυλα ῥέζων 5.403 : c. gen. pers., regard, σέθεν . . οὐκ ἀλεγίζω, οὐδʼ ὄθομαι κοτέοντος 1.181; ἐμεῖο οὐκ ὄθεται A.R. 3.94, cf. 1.1267. (Cf. ὀθεύει, ὀθέω, ὄθη.)

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