1. λήμη · lēmē — Beekes
humour in the corner of the eye, rheum
The corpus record
λήμ-η
leme
humour in the corner of the eye, rheum
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Distribution
- Frogs 2 · 2.2/10k
- Oedipus at Colonus 2 · 1.93/10k
- Lysistrata 1 · 1.26/10k
- Plutus 1 · 1.24/10k
- Iphigenia in Tauris 1 · 1.21/10k
- Electra 1 · 1.15/10k
- Iphigenia in Aulis 1 · 1.12/10k
- Orestes 1 · 1.02/10k
- Rhetoric 1 · 0.23/10k
Senses
2. λήμη · lēmē — Chantraine
un qui n
3. λήμη · lēmē — Frisk
f
4. λήμ-η · lēm-ē — LSJ
a humour that gathers in the corner of the eye, rheum
Attestations
- λῆμʼ · lēmʼ Sophocles, Electra 1427–1428
- λῆμʼ · lēmʼ Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 877
- λῆμʼ · lēmʼ Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 960–961
- λῆμʼ · lēmʼ Euripides, Iphigenia in Tauris (DIORISIS sentence 319)
- λῆμʼ · lēmʼ Euripides, Orestes 1625 (DIORISIS sentence 1128)
- λῆμʼ · lēmʼ Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis (DIORISIS sentence 891)
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