1. ἔλωρ · elōr — Beekes
ἔλωρ =éXeiv. ἐμβάδες ~Baivw. ἔμβρυον -“βρύω. — [Beekes, s.v. ἔλωρ, p. 463]
The corpus record
ἕλωρ
elor
=éXeiv
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Where it lives
- Suppliant Maidens 1 · 2.07/10k
- Ajax 1 · 1.27/10k
- Odyssey 4 · 0.46/10k
- Iliad 5 · 0.45/10k
What it meant
2. ἕλωρ · helōr — LSJ
spoil, prey
spoil, prey, in sg., of unburied corpses, ἀνδράσι δυσμενέεσσιν ἕ. καὶ κύρμα γενέσθαι Il. 5.488, cf. 17.151; μὴ θήρεσσιν ἕ. κ. κ. γένωμαι Od. 5.473, cf. 3.271, A.R. 1.1251; of valuables, μή . . ἕ. ἄλλοισι γένηται Od. 13.208; κυσὶν πρόβλητος οἰωνοῖς θʼ ἕ. S. Aj. 830: pl., κυσὶν δʼ ἕλωρα . . πέλειν A. Supp. 800 (lyr.).
II penalty for the slaughter
in pl. also, Πατρόκλοιο δʼ ἕλωρα . . ἀποτείσῃ may pay penalty for the slaughter of P., Il. 18.93.
In the wild
- ἕλωρα · helōra Aeschylus, Suppliant Maidens 800–801
- ἕλωρ · helōr Iliad 17.151
- ἕλωρ · helōr Iliad 17.667
- ἕλωρα · helōra Iliad 18.93
- ἕλωρ · helōr Iliad 5.488
- ἕλωρ · helōr Iliad 5.684
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Where it came from
- Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. ἕλωρ (scan p. 463; entry #2042).
- Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἕλωρ (scan p. 357; entry #2464).
- Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ἕλωρ (scan p. 536; entry #1885).
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