πρωθήβης

prothebes

in the prime of youth

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 2
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Book 1 1
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1431
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8263
Iliad 1
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Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8518

Dictionary (LSJ)

πρωθήβης, ου, ὁ, A. in the prime of youth, παῖδας πρωθήβας Il. 8.518; κοῦροι π. Od. 8.263, cf. Epigr. in BpW. 32.480 (Delph.): in late Prose, Luc. DMort. 5.2, App. Hisp. 65:—fem. πρωθήβη only Od. 1.431; also πρωθ-ῆβις, IG 14.2122, Hdn.Gr.2.67.

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