μέλος
τό.
Dat. pl. μελέεσσι Od. 13.432. μέλεσσι Il. 11.669, Il. 23.191, Il. 24.359 : Od. 11.394, Od. 13.398, 430, Od. 18.77, Od. 21.283.
A limb.
In pl., one's limbs, one's bodily frame : θυμὸν ἀπὸ μελέων δῦνα δόμον?̓́αϊδος Il. 6.131, γναμπτοῖσι μέλεσσιν Il. 11.669, Il. 24.359. Cf. Il. 13.672= Il. 16.607, Il. 16.110, Il. 17.211, Il. 23.191, 689 : Od. 8.298, Od. 10.393, Od. 11.201, 394, 600, Od. 13.398, 430, 432, Od. 15.354, Od. 18.70= Od. 24.368, Od. 18.77, Od. 21.283.
In reference to a bird Il. 23.880.
To a sacrifice : πάντων ἀρχόμενος μελέων Od. 14.428.