σπέος
σπεῖος
(Od. 5.194), τό.
Genit. σπείους Od. 5.68, 226, Od. 9.141, 330, 462, Od. 12.93.
Dat. σπῆϊ Il. 18.402, Il. 24.83 : Od. 2.20, Od. 9.476, Od. 12.210.
Dat. pl. σπέσσι Od. 1.15, 73, Od. 4.403, Od. 5.155, Od. 9.30, 114, Od. 23.335. σπήεσσι Od. 9.400, Od. 10.404, 424, Od. 16.232.
A cave, cavern, grotto : ὑπὸ σπέος ἤλασε μῆλα Il. 4.279. Cf. Il. 13.32, Il. 18.50, 65, 402, Il. 24.83 : Od. 2.20, Od. 5.57, 63, Od. 9.141, 400, Od. 10.404, Od. 12.80, Od. 13.366, Od. 19.188, etc.
In pl. of a single cave Od. 1.15 = Od. 9.30, Od. 1.73, Od. 4.403, Od. 5.155, Od. 16.232, Od. 23.335.