The corpus record

ἱμάσσω

imasso

flog, smote, smites

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Where it lives

Theogony 1 · 1.45/10k
Iliad 6 · 0.54/10k
Odyssey 2 · 0.23/10k

What it meant

ἱμάσσω · himassō — LSJ

flog, smote, smites, with lightnings

flog horses, τοὺς ἵμασʼ Ἀντίλοχος Il. 5.589, cf. 11.531; of men, εἰ . . σε πληγῇσιν ἱμάσσω 15.17, cf. Hes. Th. 857; ἵμασε χθόνα χειρί smote it, h.Ap. 340; ὅτε . . γαῖαν ἱμάσσῃ when he smites it with lightnings, Il. 2.782:—Pass., ἱμασσόμενος δέμας αὔραις AP 7.696 (Arch.), cf. Nonn. D. 42.491.

In the wild

ἱμάσσας · himassas Theogony 857–858
ἵμασεν · himasen Iliad 11.280
ἵμασεν · himasen Iliad 11.531
ἱμάσσω · himassō Iliad 15.17
ἵμασεν · himasen Iliad 17.624
ἱμάσσῃ · himassēi Iliad 2.782

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Where it came from

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