στροφάλιγξ

strophaligx

whirl, eddy

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16775
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21503
Odyssey 1
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Book 24 1
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2439

Dictionary (LSJ)

στροφάλιγξ [ᾰ], ιγγος, ἡ, (στρέφω, στροφαλίζω) A. whirl, eddy, ἐν στροφάλιγγι κονίης Il. 16.775, Od. 24.39; μετὰ σ. κ. Il. 21.503; ἀελλάων Opp. H. 1.446; καπνοῖο A.R. 4.140; of water in a bucket, Id. 3.759; of an earthquake, Q.S. 3.64: metaph., σ. μάχης AP 7.226 (= Anacr. 100); ἄοκνος σ., of existence, Dam. Pr. 148. II. curve, bend, D.P. 162,584, Q.S. 8.236; orbit of a heavenly body, Arat. 43, Orph. Fr. 236; of the bowels, Androm. ap. Gal. 14.34. III. anything of a round shape, e.g. a cheese, Nic. Th. 697. IV. = στρόφιγξ, pivot, hinge, Epigr. in An.Par. 4.385.

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