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Headword: Ἴκμενον
Adler number: iota,269
Translated headword: Favorable, following
Vetting Status: low
Translation:

A wind which drives [ships].

Greek Original:

Ἴκμενον: πορευτικὸν ἄνεμον.

Note:

Cf. scholion on Iliad 1.479. It is uncertain whether this archaic adjective is related to ἵκω and ἱκνέομαι ; see LSJ entry at web address 1.

Reference:

P. Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque, 460.

Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; epic
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 6 February 2001@01:28:09.
Vetted by:

David Whitehead on 17 August 2001@10:14:18.
Catharine Roth (added bibliography) on 21 August 2001@23:16:11.

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