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ταρφύς

tarphys

thick, close

Appears 8 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ταρφύς, εῖα, ύ, fem. ταρφύς A. Th. 535, prob. in Pers. 926 (lyr.):— A. thick, close, θρίξ A. Th.l.c.; ταρφέος ἐχέτλης Orac. ap. Luc. JTr. 31: Hom. only uses the pl., ταρφέες ἰοί Il. 11.387, Od. 22.246; ταρφέας ἰούς Il. 15.472; ταρφέες κεραυνοί Hes. Th. 693; ταρφέα δράγματα Il. 11.69: neut. pl. ταρφέα as Adv., ofttimes, often, 12.47, 13.718, 22.142, Od. 8.379: regul. Adv. ταρφέως B. 12.86:—Hom. also has a fem. nom. ταρφειαί and acc. ταρφειάς, so accented by Aristarch. and found in most codd., ταρφειαὶ νιφάδες, κόρυθες, Il. 19.357,359; ταρφειὰς [νιφάδας] 12.158; ταρφείας was prescribed (prob. wrongly) by D.T.ap. Hdn.Gr.2.81 in Il. 12.158. (Cf. τάρφος).
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