σφεδανός

sphedanos

vehement, violent

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11165
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16372
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21542

Dictionary (LSJ)

σφεδανός, ή, όν, A. = σφοδρός, vehement, violent, στάσιες Xenoph. 1.23; γένυες (sc. λέοντος) AP 6.219.12 (Antip.); τόξον Euph. 9.10; κάρηαρ Nic. Th. 642; ῥοιζός Epic. in Arch.Pap. 7p.4. II. Hom. only neut. sg. as Adv., eagerly, σφεδανὸν Δαναοῖσι κελεύων Il. 11.165, 16.372; σφεδανὸν ἔφεπʼ ἔγχεϊ 21.542 (Aristarch. and several codd. σφεδανῶν, from σφεδανάω, raging, cf. Theognost. Can. 12, Hsch.).

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