- πυκνός
- πυκινός, πυκνός (πύκα): close, thick, compact; θώρηξ, ἀσπίς, χλαῖνα, Od. 14.521; with reference to the particles or parts of anything, νέφος, φάλαγγες, στίχες; of a bed with several coverings, ‘closely spread,’ Il. 9.621 ; πυκινὰ πτερά, perhaps to be taken adverbially, of the movements in close succession (see below), Od. 2.151, etc.; of thick foliage, ὄζος, θάμνος, ὕλη; ‘closely shut,’ ‘packed,’ θύρη, χηλός, Ξ 1, Od. 13.68; metaph., ‘strong,’ ‘sore,’ ἄχος, ἄτη, Π , Il. 24.480; wise, prudent, sagacious, φρένες, μήδεα, ἔπος, etc.—Adv., πυκ(ι)νόν, πυκ(ι)νά, πυκινῶς, close, fast, rapidly, often; also deeply, wisely.
A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό). 2010.