ποδώκης

podokes

swiftfooted

Appears 29 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 27
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Book 2 3
Chapter ?

2764
2860
2874
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8474
Book 10 1
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10316
Book 13 1
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13113
Book 16 4
Chapter ?

16134
16165
16281
16865
Book 17 3
Chapter ?

17388
17486
17614
Book 18 3
Chapter ?

18234
18261
18267
Book 20 3
Chapter ?

2027
2045
2089
Book 22 1
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22193
Book 23 6
Chapter ?

2328
2335
23249
23262
23376
23793
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24458
Odyssey 2
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Book 11 2
Chapter ?

11471
11538

Dictionary (LSJ)

ποδώκης, ες, (ὠκύς) A. swiftfooted, Hom. (esp. in Il.), mostly epith. of Achilles, 2.860, al.; of Dolon, 10.316; of the mares of Eumelus, 2.764, cf. Hes. Sc. 191: in Prose, ἄνθρωπος Th. 3.98, cf. Plu. Fab. 7; δρομεύς Alcid. Soph. 7; ἡμεροσκόποι Aen.Tact. 6.5; [ἐφʼ ἵππων] ὅτι -εστάτων Pl. R. 467e, cf. Palaeph. 1 (Comp.); κύων Id. 4; λαγώς X. Mem. 3.11.8. 2. generally, swift, quick, ὄμμα A. Th. 623 (nisi leg. οἶμα) ποδώκει χαλκεύματι Id. Ch. 576; τό τοι κακὸν ποδῶκες ἔρχεται Id. Fr. 22; θεῶν π. βλάβαι S. Ant. 1104: metaph., hasty, impetuous, rash, οὐ χρὴ π. τὸν τρόπον λίαν φορεῖν Trag.Adesp. 519: Sup. ποδωκέστατος Pl.l.c.; Ep. ποδωκηέστατος A.R. 1.180.

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