πείρινς

peirins

wicker basket

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 24 2
Chapter ?

24190
24267
Odyssey 1
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Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15131

Dictionary (LSJ)

πείρινς, ινθος, ἡ, A. wicker basket tied upon the ἅμαξα, body of the cart, πείρινθα δὲ δῆσαι ἐπʼ αὐτῆς [ἀμάξης] Il. 24.190, cf. 267; τὰ μὲν ἐς πείρινθα τίθει Od. 15.131.—Hom. only uses the acc. πείρινθα; gen. , A.R. 3.873 : πείρινθος cited as nom. by Hsch., EM 668.21 :—also πείρινθα, ibid.

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