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An axe (referred to both as in peaceful and in warlike use (cf. ἀξίνη); distinguished from ἡμιπέλεκκον Il. 23.851) : πίτυς, τὴν τέκτονες ἄνδρες ἐξέταμον πελέκεσσιν Il. 13.391=Il. 16.484, πελέκεσσι καὶ ἀξίνῃσι μάχοντο (the two words hardly to be distinguished) Il. 15.711. Cf. Il. 3.60, Il. 17.520, Il. 23.114, 851, 856, 882 : Od. 3.442, 449, Od. 5.234, Od. 9.391, Od. 19.573, 578=Od. 21.76, Od. 21.120, 260, 421.

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an axe

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πέλεκυς

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πέλεκυς

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πελεκυς

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7503

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urn:cite2:exploreHomer:entries.atlas_v1:1.7504

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{'content': 'ὁ. Dat. pl. πελέκεσσι Il. 13.391, Il. 15.711, Il. 16.484. An axe (referred to both as in peaceful and in warlike use (cf. ἀξίνη); distinguished from ἡμιπέλεκκον Il. 23.851) : πίτυς, τὴν τέκτονες ἄνδρες ἐξέταμον πελέκεσσιν Il. 13.391=Il. 16.484, πελέκεσσι καὶ ἀξίνῃσι μάχοντο (the two words hardly to be distinguished) Il. 15.711. Cf. Il. 3.60, Il. 17.520, Il. 23.114, 851, 856, 882 : Od. 3.442, 449, Od. 5.234, Od. 9.391, Od. 19.573, 578=Od. 21.76, Od. 21.120, 260, 421.'}