ῥηξήνωρ

ῥηξήν-ωρ, ορος, ὁ,

• breaking armed ranks, in Hom. always epith. of Achilles, Il. 7.228, Od. 4.5, etc., cf. Hes. Th. 1007; of Apollo, AP 9.525.18.

ῥηξήνωρ, ορος, ὁ, Männer, Männerscharen durchbrechend, Apoll. Lex. Hom. πολεμιστής, ἀπὸ τοῦ διαρρήσσειν τὰς φάλαγγας, τὰς τάξεις τῶν ἀνδρῶν ; bei Hom. u. Hes. stets Beiwort des Achilleus ; auch Apollo heißt so in einem Hymn. (IX.525.18).

ῥηξήνωρ

-ορος

[ῥηξ-, ῥήγνυμι + ἀνήρ.]

That breaks the ranks of the foe (cf. ῥήγνυμι 5). Epithet of Achilles Il. 7.228, Il. 13.324, Il. 16.146, 575 : Od. 4.5.

ῥηξήνωρ , ορος (ϝρήγνῡμι, ἀνήρ): bursting ranks of men, epith. of Achilles.

ῥηξήνωρ ῥηξ-ήνωρ, ορος, ὁ, ῥήγνυμι, ἀνήρ

• breaking through armed ranks, Hom.