W. Walter Merry, James Riddell, D. B. Monro, Commentary on the Odyssey (1886), Book 8 (θ）, line 362

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[362] φιλομμειδής. The doubling of “μ” represents the absorption of “ς”, as the original form of the word is “φιλοσμειδής” from Skt. root smi, as in smi-ta-m, ‘a smile.’ Theog.200 the form “φιλομμηδέα” (“ὅτι μηδέων ἐξεφαάνθη”) is given, but the line is rightly rejected by Gaisford.

Homer's Odyssey. W. Walter Merry. James Riddell. D. B. Monro. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1886-1901.

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