περίδρομος

peridromos

running round, encircling

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 2 1
Chapter ?

2812
Book 5 2
Chapter ?

5726
5728
Odyssey 1
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Book 14 1
Chapter ?

147

Dictionary (LSJ)

περίδρομος, ον, A. running round, encircling, δοιαὶ δὲ π. ἄντυγές εἰσι Il. 5.728 ; πλῆμναι π. ἀμφοτέρωθεν ib.726 ; of the rim of a shield, E. El. 458(lyr.), A. Th. 495 ; of a net, Opp. H. 3.99; κύκλον π. αἰὲν ἑλίσσων Orph. Fr. 236 : c. dat., [ἃλς] νήσοισι περίδρομος D.P. 60: dub. sens. in IG 22.463.54. 2. wandering, roaming, ἱκέτις φυγὰς π. A. Supp. 350 (lyr.); κύνες Ar. Ra. 472 ; γυνὴ π. gadabout woman, Thgn. 581. II. Pass., that can be run round: hence, standing apart, detached, κολώνη . . π. ἔνθα καὶ ἔνθα Il. 2.812 ; αὐλὴ π. Od. 14.7; αὐλών Carc. 1 ; circular, D.P. 5, 718. 2. surrounded, κοίλη . . ὄρεσι π., of Laconia, E. Fr. 1083; π. οὔρεσι γαῖα A.R. 3.1085.

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