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[137] ὀλοοίτροχος recurs in an oracle in Herod.v. 92. 2, and Theokr. 22. 49; and in the form “ὁλοίτροχος”, Herod.viii. 52, Xen. Anab. iv. 2. 3.The word is no doubt for “Ϝολοϝ-οίτροχος”, from “Ϝελ-υ”, to roll, Lat. vol-v-. The -“οι”-, however, is not explained; we can hardly compare “ὁδοιπόρος”, where it is clearly the locative termination (H. G. § 124 f). Perhaps we ought to prefer the variant “ὀλοότροχος”. The scholia generally refer the word to “ὀλοός”, as though = running destructively.

The Iliad, edited, with apparatus criticus, prolegomena, notes, and appendices. Walter Leaf. London. Macmillan. 1900.

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