πομπός

pompos

conductor, escort, guide

Appears 12 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 8
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Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13416
Book 16 2
Chapter ?

16671
16681
Book 24 5
Chapter ?

24153
24182
24437
24439
24461
Odyssey 4
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Book 4 2
Chapter ?

4162
4826
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8566
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13174

Dictionary (LSJ)

πομπός, ὁ, (πέμπω) A. conductor, escort, guide, Il. 13.416, 24.153,182, Od. 4.162, Hdt. 1.121,122; epith. of Hermes (cf. πομπαῖος), A. Pers. 626 (anap.), S. OC 1548; πομποί attendants, guards, ib.723: fem. πομπός, ἡ, conductress, Od. 4.826. 2. c. gen. rei, τῆσδε προστροπῆς π. conveyor, carrier of these suppliant offerings, A. Ch. 86; π. ἴσθι τῶν ἐσθλῶν ἄνω (for πέμπε τὰ ἐσθλά) ib.147. 3. messenger, envoy, S. OT 289, OC 70, Tr. 617. II. as Adj., π. ἀρχαί conducting chiefs, A. Ag. 124 (lyr.); π. [ἄνεμος] Ael. NA 3.13; πῦρ π. signal, beacon fire, A. Ag. 299.

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