πολιά

polia

greyness of hair

Appears 10 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 8
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Book 4 1
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4580
Book 6 1
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6272
Book 9 4
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9104
9180
9472
9564
Book 12 2
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12147
12180
Iliad 2
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Book 15 1
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15190
Book 22 1
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2277

Dictionary (LSJ)

πολιά, ἡ, A. greyness of hair, Men. Mon. 705; as a disease, Arist. GA 784b13, Pr. 894b9, Fr. 235; σεμνὴ π. LXX 4 Ma. 7.15, cf. Plu. 2.4ib, Chor. p.15B., al.; πολιή σε κατεύνασε AP 5.219 (Agath.): concrete, πολλῆς μὲν νεότητος, πολλῆς δὲ πολιᾶς εἰσιούσης Chor. in Lib. 4.516R.

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