πύξ

pyx

with the fist

Appears 8 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 3 1
Chapter ?

3237
Book 23 3
Chapter ?

23621
23634
23660
Odyssey 4
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Book 8 3
Chapter ?

8103
8130
8206
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11300

Dictionary (LSJ)

πύξ, Adv. A. with the fist, π. ἀγαθὸς Πολυδεύκης good with the fist, i.e. at boxing, Il. 3.237; πολὺ φέρτατος . . π. Od. 8.130; οὐ γὰρ π. γε μαχήσεαι Il. 23.621; π. μὲν ἐνίκησα Κλυτομήδεα ib.634; περιγιγνόμεθʼ ἄλλων π. τε παλαισμοσύνῃ τε Od. 8.103; πειρηθήτω . . ἢ π. ἠὲ πάλῃ ib. 206; οἱ δὲ μάχοντο π. τε καὶ ἑλκηδόν Hes. Sc. 302; ἄνδρα π. ἀρετὰν εὑρόντα by boxing, Pi. O. 7.89; Ἴσθμιʼ ἑλὼν π. Simon. 158, cf. 154; πὺξ πεπληγέμεν Il. 23.660; πατάσσειν, παῖσαι, παίεσθαι, Ar. Ra. 547 (lyr.), X. An. 5.8.16, Lys. 4.6, etc.; π. ἐπὶ κόρρας ἤλασα Theoc. 14.34; τοὺς δακτύλους π. ἔχειν to have oneʼs fist clenched, Hp. Morb. 3.13. (Cf. Lat. pug-nus.)

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