περιπέλομαι

peripelomai

move round, be round about

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 18 1
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18220
Book 23 1
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23833
Odyssey 2
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Book 1 1
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116
Book 11 1
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11248

Dictionary (LSJ)

περιπέλομαι, Hom. only in Ep. aor. 2 part. περιπλόμενος (the true pres. being περιτέλλομαι, q.v.): I. move round, be round about, only in part., 1. of Place, c. acc., ἄστυ περιπλομένων δηΐων the enemy who have surrounded the town, Il. 18.220, cf. A.R. 3.1150 ; of things, μίτρα μαστοῖς σφιγκτὰ περιπλομένα AP 6.272 (Pers.). 2. of Time, περιπλομένου δʼ ἐνιαυτοῦ when the year has gone round, Od. 11.248, cf. Hes. Op. 386 ; περιπλομένων ἐνιαυτῶν Od. 1.16, Hes. Th. 184 ; πέντε π. ἐνιαυτούς for five revolved, i.e. complete, years, Il. 23.833. II. surpass, conquer, οὐδὲ δίκῃ περιέπλεο νῆϊν ἐόντα A.R. 3.130.

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