τέτμον

tetmon

overtake, reach, find

Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 5
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1218
Book 3 1
Chapter ?

3256
Book 5 2
Chapter ?

558
581
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

1515
Iliad 4
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4293
Book 6 2
Chapter ?

6374
6515
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13707

Dictionary (LSJ)

τέτμον, and ἔτετμον, Ep. aor. without any pres. in use, used by Hom. in indic. both with and without augm.:—A. overtake, reach, find, ἔνθʼ ὅ γε Νέστορʼ ἔτετμε Il. 4.293, cf. 6.515, Od. 3.256, al.; ὃν . . γῆρας ἔτετμεν 1.218; οὐκ ἔνδον ἀμύμονα τέτμεν ἄκοιτιν Il. 6.374, cf. Od. 5.58; ὄφρʼ ἔτι . . μητέρα τέτμῃς 15.15; 3pl. τέτμον A.R. 3.1275; opt. τέτμοιμεν Theoc. 25.61. 2. c. gen., partake of, have allotted one, ὃς δέ κε τέτμῃ ἀταρτηροῖο γενέθλης Hes. Th. 610.

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