ὠκύς [ῠ] , ὠκεῖα, ὠκύ,gen.έος,είας,έος: Ep. and Ion. fem.ὠκέᾰ,as always in Il.,2.786 , al. (in the formulaὠκέα Ἶρις), cf. Hes. Th. 780 ; in Od. , only in 12.374 (
A.
v.l. ὠκύς ): fem. pl. ὠκεῖαι
Od. 7.36
; Ep. gen. ὠκειάων
9.101
, Il. 4.500 , etc.; fem. ὠκύς
Jo.Gaz. Ecphr. 1.240
,v.l.(ἐν πολλοῖςSch.) in Od. 12.374 :—quick, swift, fleet,
κιχάνει τοι βραδὺς ὠκύν
Od. 8.329
; mostly of persons, freq. withπόδαςadded, specially of Achilles, Il. 1.58 , etc.; alsoὠκὺς Ἀχ.,withoutπόδας,
21.211 , 22.188 ; soὠκέα,of Iris, 2.786 , al. (ὦκα δὲ Ἶ.shd. be read forὠκέα δ' Ἶρις,
23.198 ); of animals, [ ἴρηξ] ὤκιστος πετεηνῶν
15.238