ἀκήν · akēn — LSJ
softly, silently
softly, silently, Hom. mostly in phrase ἀκὴν ἐγένοντο σιωπῇ Il. 3.95, al.; also οἱ δʼ ἄλλο ἀκὴν ἴσαν 4.429.
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ἀκήν
aken
softly, silently
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What it meant
In the wild
- ἀκὴν · akēn Iliad 10.218
- ἀκὴν · akēn Iliad 10.313
- ἀκὴν · akēn Iliad 23.676
- ἀκὴν · akēn Iliad 3.95
- ἀκὴν · akēn Iliad 4.429
- ἀκὴν · akēn Iliad 7.398
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