Herodotus, The Histories* 2.8.1

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word shortdef count work (freq.) corpus core
the 14 24,510 (1254.53) (1391.018) (1055.57)
εἰμί to be 4 3,724 (190.61) (217.261) (145.55)
ἀπό from, away from. c. gen. 3 649 (33.22) (30.074) (22.12)
αὐτός unemph. 3rd pers.pronoun; -self; [the] same 3 2,610 (133.59) (173.647) (126.45)
δέ but 3 8,036 (411.32) (249.629) (351.92)
εἰς into, to c. acc. 3 2,751 (140.81) (66.909) (80.34)
ὅς who, that, which: relative pronoun 3 3,503 (179.3) (208.764) (194.16)
πρός (w. gen.) from; (w. dat.) at, near, in addition to; (w. acc.) to, toward, regarding 3 818 (41.87) (56.75) (56.58)
ἄνω to accomplish, achieve, finish 2 51 (2.61) (3.876) (1.61)
ἄνω2 up, upwards 2 48 (2.46) (3.239) (1.45)
ἐν in, among. c. dat. 2 1,798 (92.03) (118.207) (88.06)
ἠώς the morning red, daybreak, dawn 2 44 (2.25) (0.679) (2.1)
μέν on the one hand, on the other hand 2 2,625 (134.36) (109.727) (118.8)
ὄρος a mountain, hill 2 113 (5.78) (2.059) (3.39)
τῇ here, there 2 399 (20.42) (18.312) (12.5)
ἀεί always, for ever 1 111 (5.68) (7.241) (8.18)
Αἴγυπτος Egypt (f.); king Aegyptus (m.) 1 249 (12.74) (1.466) (2.33)
ἀνακάμπτω to bend back 1 1 (0.05) (0.134) (0.1)
Ἀραβία Arabia 1 15 (0.77) (0.116) (0.15)
ἄρκτος a bear 1 7 (0.36) (0.308) (0.35)
αὐτοῦ at the very place, just here, just there 1 317 (16.23) (26.948) (12.74)
γάρ for 1 1,473 (75.39) (110.606) (74.4)
γε at least, at any rate 1 377 (19.3) (24.174) (31.72)
ἑαυτοῦ himself, herself, themselves 1 533 (27.28) (24.797) (21.7)
ἐγώ I (first person pronoun) 1 1,130 (57.84) (54.345) (87.02)
εἶμι come, go 1 161 (8.24) (7.276) (13.3)
ἔνειμι to be in; to be possible 1 30 (1.54) (1.363) (1.24)
ἐρυθρός red 1 27 (1.38) (0.374) (0.35)
ἐρῶ [I will say] 1 76 (3.89) (8.435) (3.94)
ἑσπέρα evening, eventide, eve 1 49 (2.51) (0.592) (0.63)
ἥλιος the sun 1 98 (5.02) (3.819) (3.15)
θάλασσα the sea 1 229 (11.72) (3.075) (7.18)
καί and, also 1 7,607 (389.36) (544.579) (426.61)
καλέω to call, summon 1 351 (17.97) (10.936) (8.66)
κατατέμνω to cut in pieces, cut up 1 8 (0.41) (0.037) (0.1)
λέγω to pick; to say 1 1,542 (78.93) (90.021) (57.06)
λήγω to stay, abate 1 6 (0.31) (0.476) (0.77)
λιβανωτοφόρος bearing frankincense 1 2 (0.1) (0.001) (0.01)
λιθοτομία a place where stone is cut, a quarry; 1 4 (0.2) (0.01) (0.04)
μακρός long 1 55 (2.82) (1.989) (2.83)
μείς a month 1 51 (2.61) (1.4) (1.25)
μεσημβρία mid-day, noon; south 1 28 (1.43) (0.298) (0.49)
νότος the south 1 26 (1.33) (0.234) (0.28)
ὁδός a way, path, track, journey 1 159 (8.14) (2.814) (4.36)
οὗτος this; that 1 4,568 (233.81) (133.027) (121.95)
παρατείνω to stretch out along 1 7 (0.36) (0.14) (0.15)
πόλις a city 1 460 (23.54) (11.245) (29.3)
πυνθάνομαι to learn by hearsay 1 261 (13.36) (1.282) (4.58)
πυραμίς a pyramid 1 25 (1.28) (0.259) (0.19)
στενός narrow, strait 1 31 (1.59) (0.524) (0.97)
ταύτῃ in this way. 1 163 (8.34) (2.435) (2.94)
τε and 1 2,733 (139.89) (62.106) (115.18)
τείνω to stretch 1 16 (0.82) (0.596) (0.72)
τέρμα an end, boundary 1 3 (0.15) (0.087) (0.19)
τῷ therefore, in this wise, thereupon 1 736 (37.67) (55.077) (29.07)
φέρω to bear 1 214 (10.95) (8.129) (10.35)
ὡς as, how 1 1,497 (76.62) (68.814) (63.16)
Μέμφις Memphis 1 40 (2.05) (0.08) (0.35)

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