ὀμφ-ή,ἡ, poet. Noun,
A. voice,in Hom. always of the gods, ταῦτα θεῶν ἐκ πεύσεται ὀμφῆς
Il. 20.129
; ἐπισπόμενοι θεοῦ ὀμφῇ
Od. 3.215
, 16.96 ;θείη δέ μιν ἀμφέχυτ' ὀ.,of thevoiceof the dream sent by Zeus to Agamemnon, Il. 2.41 ;oracledelivered from the inner shrine at Pytho, Thgn. 808 ; τρίποδος
Philostr. Im. 2.19
;κληροῦν ὀμφάν(v. κληρόω
11.2
) ; signified by the flight of birds, ὀ. οἰωνοῖο
A.R. 3.939
: also in pl., κατ' ὀμφὰς τὰς Ἀπόλλωνος
S. OC 102
;κατ' ὀμφὴν σήνon hearing thymessage,ib. 550 , cf. 1351 .
2. sweet, tuneful voice,