παλύνω

palyno

strew, sprinkle

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 4
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Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10520
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

1128
Book 14 2
Chapter ?

1477
14429
Iliad 3
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Book 10 1
Chapter ?

107
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11640
Book 18 1
Chapter ?

18560

Dictionary (LSJ)

παλύνω, A. strew, sprinkle, λεύκʼ ἄλφιτα πολλὰ πάλυνον (i.e. sprinkled in water, expld. by Sch. ἔμασσον, ἔφυρον) Il. 18.560; ἐπὶ δʼ ἄλφιτα λευκὰ παλύνειν Od. 10.520, cf. 11.28, etc.; τι ἐπί τινι S. Ant. 247. II. bestrew, besprinkle, with dat. of the thing sprinkled, παλύνας ἀλφίτου ἀκτῇ Od. 14.429:—Pass., ἁ σῦριγξ εὐρῶτι παλύνεται Theoc. 4.28. 2. of liquids, κάρην ἱδρῶτι παλῦναι D.P. 1049. 3. besmear, ἰξῷ AP 10.11 (Satyr.), cf. A.R. 3.1256 (Pass.). III. cover lightly, χιὼν ἐπάλυνεν ἀρούρας Il. 10.7; νιφετῷ δʼ ἐπαλύνετο πάντα A.R. 3.69.

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