πολύφρων

polyphron

ingenious, inventive

Appears 10 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 8
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

183
Book 8 2
Chapter ?

8297
8327
Book 14 2
Chapter ?

14424
14464
Book 20 2
Chapter ?

20239
20329
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21204
Iliad 2
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Book 18 1
Chapter ?

18108
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21367

Dictionary (LSJ)

πολύφρων, ον, gen. ονος, (φρήν) A. ingenious, inventive, Il. 18.108, al.; epith. of Odysseus, Od. 14.424; of Hephaestus, Il. 21.367, Od. 8.297; ἄλοχος Q.S. 1.727: Sup. -έστατος Euryph. ap. Stob. 4.39.27. 2. embodying much thought, ἀτρέκεια Orac. ap. Dam. Pr. 161.

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