ὀμφᾰλό-εις,εσσα,εν,
A. having a navelorboss, ἀσπίδοσ-οέσσηςof the shieldwith a central boss,
Il. 6.118 , Tyrt. 12.25 , cf. Ar. Pax 1274 ;ζυγὸν-όενyokewith a knob on the top,
Il. 24.269 , cf. ὀμφαλός
11.2
; οἰμωγὰσ-οέσσας
Ar. Pax 1278
(by comic transference fromἀσπίδας ὀ.ib. 1274 ) ;συκέης πόσιν -όεσσαν,prob. referring to a peculiar kind of fig (calledὀμφάλειοςby Phot. ), Nic. Al. 348 ;ἄρκτον-όεσσαν,becausepointing to the pole(ὀμφαλός) of the heavens, ib. 7 .