πραπίδες

prapides

midriff, diaphragm

Appears 11 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 9
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1608
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11579
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13412
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17349
Book 18 2
Chapter ?

18380
18482
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

2012
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

2243
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24514
Odyssey 2
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Book 7 1
Chapter ?

792
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8547

Dictionary (LSJ)

πραπίδες, αἱ, dat. πραπίσιν Pi. O. 2.94, Ep. πραπίδεσσι (v. infr.):— A. poet., 1. = φρένες, midriff, diaphragm, βάλε . . ἦπαρ ὑπὸ πραπίδων Il. 11.579, cf. 13.412, 17.349: then, since this was deemed the seat of mental powers and affections, 2. understanding, mind, ἰδυίῃσι πραπίδεσσι 1.608, 18.380, etc.; περὶ μὲν πραπίδες, περὶ δʼ ἐστὶ νόημα Hes. Th. 656; as the seat of desire, heart, ἀπὸ πραπίδων ἦλθʼ ἵμερος Il. 24.514; ἔσχεν ἄκοιτιν ἀρηρυῖαν πραπίδεσσιν wins a wife after his own heart, Hes. Th. 608; πάσῃσιν ὀρέξαιτο πραπίδεσσιν Emp. 129.4; πραπίδων πλοῦτος ib.2, cf. Pi. O. 11(10).10, P. 4.281; Trag. in lyr., εὖ πραπίδων λαχόντα A. Ag. 380, cf. 802, E. Andr. 480: rarely in sg. πραπίς, ίδος, Pi. P. 2.61, Fr. 109, E. Ba. 427 (lyr.), 999 (lyr.); ἔργον ἐμῆς π. IG 14.1500.

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