urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.49 (line)
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.49
Descendant Count: 1
REF: 20.49
εἴ περ πεντήκοντα λόχοι μερόπων ἀνθρώπων
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| Value | Word Value | Subref Value | Position | Index | VE Ref | Space After | Alignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| εἴ | εἴ | εἴ[1] | 1 | 71469 | 20.49.t1 | True | Odyssey Sentence Alignment (Crane) |
| περ | περ | περ[1] | 2 | 71470 | 20.49.t2 | True | |
| πεντήκοντα | πεντήκοντα | πεντήκοντα[1] | 3 | 71471 | 20.49.t3 | True | |
| λόχοι | λόχοι | λόχοι[1] | 4 | 71472 | 20.49.t4 | True | |
| μερόπων | μερόπων | μερόπων[1] | 5 | 71473 | 20.49.t5 | True | |
| ἀνθρώπων | ἀνθρώπων | ἀνθρώπων[1] | 6 | 71474 | 20.49.t6 | True |
Dictionary Citations
LSJ
b
any armed band, body of troops (of foot, rarely of horse, Arr. Alan. 20), Od. 20.49; also in Trag., A. Th. 56, 460, S. OC 1371, etc.: metaph., παρθένων ἱκέσιος λ. A. Th. 111 (lyr.); θαυμαστὸς λ. γυναικῶν, of the Furies, Id. Eu. 46, cf. 1026; ἐλάφων κεραὸς λ. AP 9.244 ( Apollonid.); ἐμῶν προγόνων λ. OGI 383.48 (Nemrud Dagh, i B.C.).
cunliffe_lex
λόχος -ου, ὁ [λεχ-, λέγω1.] 1 A body of men lying in wait or in ambush or detailed for such a purpose : εἷσε λόχον Il. 6.189, μὴ λόχος εἰσέλθῃσι πόλιν (a body detailed to effect a surprise) Il. 8.522. Cf. Il. 4.392, Il. 13.285 : Od. 4.531, Od. 14.469. 2 A lying in wait, an ambush : λόχῳ ὑπεθωρήσσοντο (for ...) Il. 18.513, μὴ δείσητʼ Ἀργείων λόχον (any attempt at surprise on their part) Il. 24.779. Cf. Il. 13.277 : Od. 4.395, 441, Od. 11.525, Od. 16.463. 3 A place of concealment with a view to hostile action, a lurking-place : ἐκ λόχου ἀμπήδησεν Il. 11.379. Applied to the Trojan horse Od. 4.277, Od. 8.515. 4 App. a band or troop : εἴ περ πεντήκοντα λόχοι ἀνθρώπων νῶϊ περισταῖεν Od. 20.49.
μέροπες Epithet of ἄνθρωποι and βροτοί of unknown meaning: μερόπων ἀνθρώπων Il. 1.250, μερόπεσσι βροτοῖσιν Il. 2.285. Cf. Il. 3.402, Il. 9.340, Il. 11.28, Il. 18.288, 342, 490, Il. 20.217 : Od. 20.49, 132.
πεντήκοντα indeclinable [πέντε.] Fifty Il. 2.509, 556, 685, 719, Il. 4.393, Il. 5.786, Il. 6.244, Il. 11.678, 748, Il. 16.168, 170, Il. 23.147, Il. 24.495 : Od. 7.103, Od. 12.130, Od. 14.15, Od. 20.49, Od. 22.421, Od. 24.342. Absol. : παρʼ ἑκάστῳ ἥατο π. Il. 8.563. With another numeral : ἑκατὸν καὶ π. Il. 11.680 : δύω καὶ π. Od. 8.35, 48, Od. 16.247.