ξυστόν

xyston

shaved

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 6
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Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4469
Book 11 2
Chapter ?

11260
11565
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13497
Book 15 2
Chapter ?

15388
15677

Dictionary (LSJ)

ξυστόν, τό, (ξύω, lit. A. shaved, sc. δόρυ) shaft, pole, e.g. spear-shaft, ξ. χαλκῆρες Il. 11.260 ; μακροῖσι ξ. 13.497, cf. 15.677 ; opp. λόγχαι (the head), Hdt. 1.52, cf. Plu. Rom. 20. 2. spear, E. Hec. 920 (lyr.) ; a horsemanʼs lance, X. Cyr. 4.5.58, cf. 7.1.33, Plu. Aem. 16 : pl. ξυστοί Jul. Or. 2.60a codd. 3. v. ξυστός.

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