στόνος

stonos

sighing

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 4
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4445
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10483
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19214
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

2120
Odyssey 3
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Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22308
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

2340
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24184

Dictionary (LSJ)

στόνος, ὁ, (στένω) A. sighing or groaning, Ἔρις ὀφέλλουσα στόνον ἀνδρῶν Il. 4.445; αἷμα καὶ ἀργαλέος σ. ἀνδρῶν 19.214; τῶν δὲ στόνος ὤρνυτʼ ἀεικής 10.483, Od. 22.308; στόνον . . ἄκουσα κτεινομένων 23.40; διήκει δὲ καὶ πόλιν σ. A. Th. 900 (lyr.); στόνον σαυτοῦ ποεῖ; S. Ph. 752; in pl., A. Th. 146 (lyr.); of the sea, στόνῳ βρέμουσιν . . ἀκταί S. Ant. 592 (lyr.): rare in Prose, Th. 7.71.

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