στυφελίζω

styphelizo

strike hard

Appears 14 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 9
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Book 1 1
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1581
Book 5 1
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5437
Book 7 1
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7261
Book 11 1
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11305
Book 12 1
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12405
Book 16 1
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16774
Book 21 2
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21380
21512
Book 22 1
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22496
Odyssey 5
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Book 16 1
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16108
Book 17 1
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17234
Book 18 1
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18416
Book 20 2
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20318
20324

Dictionary (LSJ)

στυφελίζω, A. strike hard, τρὶς δέ οἱ ἐστυφέλιξε . . ἀσπίδʼ Ἀπόλλων Il. 5.437; πολλὰ δὲ χερμάδια μεγάλʼ ἀσπίδας ἐστυφέλιξαν 16.774; στυφέλιξε δέ μιν (sc. ἐγχείη) 7.261; ὡς ὁπότε νέφεα Ζέφυρος στυφελίξῃ drives away the clouds, 11.305; εἰ . . κʼ ἐθέλῃσιν Ὀλύμπιος . . ἐξ ἑδέων στυφελίξαι thrust us from our seats, 1.581; τὸν δʼ . . ἐκ δαιτύος ἐστυφέλιξε 22.496; οὐδέ μιν ἐκτὸς ἀταρπιτοῦ ἐστ. Od. 17.234; τινὰ κορύνῃ A.R. 2.115; κῦμα . . ναύτας ἐς κοίλην ἐστυφέλιξεν ἅλα AP 7.665 (Leon.); ἐκ θεμέθλων ἄνακτας ib.15.22 (Simm.); Ποσείδαν . . ἐστυφέλιξε πόντον Alc. 26. 2. generally, treat roughly, maltreat, Il. 21.380,512, Od. 18.416; τινὰ ὀνείδεσι A.R. 1.273.—Ep. word, used by Pi. Fr. 225, S. Ant. 139 (lyr., abs.); also σ. τρώματα Hp. Fract. 31: in late Prose, Plu. Nob. 9.

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