δόρυ , gen. δούρατος and δουρός, dat. δούρατι and
δουρί, du. δοῦρε, pl. δούρατα and δοῦρα, dat. δούρασι and δούρεσσι: (1)
wood, beam, and of a living tree,
Od. 6.167; of timber, esp. for
ships, δοῦρα τέμνειν, τάμνεσθαι,
Od. 5.162,
243,
Il. 3.61;
ἐλάτης,
Il. 24.450;
δόρυ νήιον, νήια δοῦρα, δοῦρα νηῶν,
Il. 17.744, Od. 9.498, Β 135, Od. 5.370.—(2)
shaft of a spear, spear; of ash,
μείλινον, Il.
5.666.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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