πυρός

pyros

wheat, Triticum vulgare

Appears 8 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 6
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4604
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9110
Book 19 3
Chapter ?

19112
19536
19553
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20109
Iliad 2
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Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8188
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10569

Dictionary (LSJ)

πυρός (in dialects also σπυρός (q. v.)), ὁ, A. wheat, Triticum vulgare, μελίφρονα, μελιηδέα πυρόν, Il. 8.188, 10.569; κατὰ πυρὸν ἄλεσσαν ground it, Od. 20.109; given to geese, 19.536: pl., with other grains, πυροί τε ζειαί τε ἰδʼ εὐρυφυὲς κρῖ λευκόν 4.604; πυροὶ καὶ κριθαί 9.110, 19.112, cf. Il. 11.69, IG 12.76.38, al., Hdt. 2.36, 4.33, Ar. V. 1405, Pax 1145, Av. 580, Th. 6.22, D. 19.145, Thphr. HP 8.4.3, Dsc. 2.85, etc. 2. a grain of wheat, ἐξ ἑνὸς πυροῦ εἷς πυθμήν Arist. GA 728b35, cf. Plu. in Hes. 84. 3. π. ἄγριος,= χελιδόνιον τὸ μικρόν, Dsc. 2.181. (Cf. Lith. pūraĩ (pl.) ‘wheat’, and perh. πυρήν.)

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