The corpus record

θωή

thoe · ἡ

penalty, penalty, dhē-

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Where it lives

Odyssey 1 · 0.12/10k
Iliad 1 · 0.09/10k

What it meant — LSJ

penalty, penalty, dhē-

penalty, θωὴν ἐπιθήσομεν Od. 2.192; θωὴν ἀλέεινεν Ἀχαιῶν a penalty imposed by them, Il. 13.669:—Att. θωά, ἡ, IG 1(2).114.42:— Ion. also θωϊή Archil. 109, BCH 50.214 (Thasos, V B.C.), prob. l. in Democr. 262: θωιιή, SIG 58.12 (Milet., V B.C.): Att. gen. pl. θῳῶν with ι acc. to Choerob. in Theod. 1.405, but v. supr. and cf. θωάω. (I.-E. dhō-, in OE. dóm ‘doom’, cf. dhē- in τίθημι.)

In the wild

θωὴν · thōēn Iliad 13.669
θωὴν · thōēn Odyssey 2.192

Where it came from

Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. θωή (scan pp. 615-616; entry #2649).
Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. θωή (scan p. 464; entry #3274).

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