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[388] πηγῷ (“πήγνυμι”). This adjective includes the idea of ‘solid’ as well as ‘big.’ Cp. Od.21. 334ξεῖνος μάλα μὲν μέγας ἠδ᾽ εὐπηγής”, of a man in good condition, Il.9. 124ἵππους

πηγοὺς ἀθλοφόρους”. Here it may be compared with “τρόφι κῦμα Il.11. 307, “τροφόεντα κύματα Od.3. 290.

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