The corpus record

δαήμων

daemon

knowing, experienced in

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Where it lives

Odyssey 3 · 0.35/10k
Iliad 2 · 0.18/10k
Cyropaedia 1 · 0.13/10k
Enneads 1 · 0.05/10k

What it meant — LSJ

knowing, experienced in, knowing best how to

knowing, experienced in a thing, τέκτονος ἐν παλάμῃσι δαήμονος Il. 15.411; ἐν πάντεσσʼ ἔργοισι δαήμονα 23.671: c. gen. rei, δαήμονι φωτὶ ἐΐσκω ἄθλων Od. 8.159, cf. Democr. 197: c. inf., κοσμῆσαι δ. knowing best how to . ., Arr. An. 7.28.2; χρήματα φυλάττειν δ. Them. Or. 2.25c: Comp. -έστερος Eun. VS p.499B., Procop. Arc.Praef.: Sup. -έστατος X. Cyr. 1.2.12, Agath. 5.6. Adv. Sup. -έστατα Id. 3.25.

In the wild

δαήμονος · daēmonos Iliad 15.411
δαήμονα · daēmona Iliad 23.671
δαήμονε · daēmone Odyssey 16.253
δαήμονι · daēmoni Odyssey 8.159
δαήμονες · daēmones Odyssey 8.263
δαημόνων · daēmonōn Plotinus, Enneads 6.7 (DIORISIS sentence 5766)

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Where it came from

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