ὦandὤ, an exclamation, expressing surprise, joy, or pain,
A. O! oh!with nom., ὢ τάλας ἐγώ
S. Aj. 981
, etc.; ὢ ἔβενος, ὢ χρυσός
Theoc. 15.123
: also c. gen., ὢ τῆς ἀναισχυντίας
Luc. Pisc. 5
; with interrog., ὤ, τί λέγεις;
Pl. Prt. 309d
; in the middle of a sentence, E. Hipp. 362 (lyr.), al.
II. with voc., a mode of address, whether at the beginning of a sentence or in a parenthesis, ὦ Ἀχιλεῦ
Il. 1.74
, etc., esp. in dialogue and Oratt.,ἐβουλόμην, ὦ ἄνδρες, τὴν δύναμιν κτλ.Antipho. 5.1 ; in invocations of the gods, ὦ Ζεῦ τε καὶ Γῆ καὶ πολισσοῦχοι θεοί
A. Th. 69
, etc.; with imper., ὦ χαῖρε