τηλεθάω
telethao
luxuriant, flourishing
Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
τηλεθάω, lengthd. for θάλλω (cf. τέθηλα, θηλέω, θαλέθω), used only in pres., and (exc. in Ep. 4.6, and late Ep., as 836) only in part., A. luxuriant, flourishing, ὕλη τηλεθόωσα Il. 6.148; ἔρνος τηλεθάον 17.55; ἐλαῖαι τηλεθόωσαι Od. 11.590; δένδρεα τηλεθόωντα 7.114: metaph., παῖδες τηλεθάοντες blooming sons, Il. 22. 423; χαίτη τηλεθόωσα luxuriant hair, 23.142; ἄστεα τηλεθάοντα 112.7: c. dat., κισσὸς ἄνθεσι τ. blooming with flowers, h.Hom. 7.41.
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