σκιόεις
skioeis
shady, shadowy
Appears 15 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
σκιόεις, εσσα, εν (neut. σκιόειν metri gr., 2.404):—A. shady, shadowy, οὔρεα, ὄρεα σ., shady, i.e. thickly wooded, mountains, Il. 1.157, Od. 7.268, P. 9.34; μέγαρα σ. dark chambers, Od. 1.365, 4.768; ὄρθρον ὑπὸ σκιόεντα the morning twilight, 236. 2. Act., νέφεα σ. overshadowing clouds, Il. 5.525, Od. 8.374, etc. II. unsubstantial, of a reflection in a mirror, and of the shadow on a sun-dial, τύπος AP 6.20 (), 9.807; κέρδος ὀνείρου ib.11.366 ().
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