παραφθάνω

paraphthano

overtake, outstrip

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10346
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22197
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23515

Dictionary (LSJ)

παραφθάνω [ᾰν], aor. 2 παρέφθην, part. Act. and Med. παραφθάς, -φθάμενος (the only tense used by Hom.) :—A. overtake, outstrip, τοσσάκι μιν . . ἀποστρέψασκε παραφθάς Il. 22.197 ; εἰ δʼ ἄμμε παραφθαίῃσι πόδεσσιν (nisi leg. -φθήῃσι) 10.346 ; κέρδεσιν, οὔ τι τάχει γε, παραφθάμενος Μενέλαον 23.515 ; of a horse, win a race, Paus. 5.8.8, cf. Hld. 4.4.

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