ξύλοχος

xylochos

thicket, copse

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5162
Book 11 1
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11415
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21573
Odyssey 3
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4335
Book 17 1
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17126
Book 19 1
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19445

Dictionary (LSJ)

ξύλοχος, ἡ, A. thicket, copse, ξύλοχον κάτα βοσκομενάων Il. 5.162 ; βαθείης ἐκ ξυλόχοιο 11.415, 21.573 ; ἐν ξυλόχῳ . . λέοντος in his lair, Od. 4.335, cf. 19.445 ; κραναῇ κείμεθʼ ἐνὶ ξ. AP 7.445 (Pers.) : also in late Prose, Palaeph. 14 : pl., Stud.Pont. 3.16 (Amisus, ii/i B.C.), Coluth. 42, Anacreont. 29.5.

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