FORBEARANCE in THE ILIAD BY HOMER (TRANSLATED BY: LANG, LEAF, & MYERS)

2 uses

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Definition

refraining (holding back) from acting

or:

patience, tolerance, or self-control

Verily with such strength as is in me forbear I not, but ever since we drave them towards Ilios I watch with my bow to slay the foemen.
Book 8 (55% in)

The Trojans hold my arms; and my dear mother bade me forbear to array me until I behold her with my eyes returned, for she promised to bring fair armour from Hephaistos.
Book 18 (36% in)

There are no more uses of "forbearance" in The Iliad by Homer (translated by: Lang, Leaf, & Myers).

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forbearance used in The Iliad by Homer (translated by: Lang, Leaf, & Myers)