Liddell–Scott–Jones: ὄνος

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ass,

ὄνος,ὁandἡ,

A. ass,once in Hom. , Il. 11.558 ; then in IG 12.40.12 , Hdt. 4.135 , etc., cf. Arist. HA 580b3 ;ὄνοι οἱ τὰ κέρεα ἔχοντες,together with a number of fabulous animals, Hdt. 4.191 , 192 ; ὄ. μονοκέρατος

Arist. HA 499b19

, PA 663a23 , cf. Ael. NA 3.41 :—freq. in provs.:

1. ὄ. λύρας(sc.ἀκούων), of one who can make nothing of music, Men. 527 , Id. Mis. 18 , cf. Varroap. Gell. 3.16.13 , Diogenian. 7.33 ; expld. in Apostol. 12.91a ,ὄ. λύρας ἤκουε καὶ σάλπιγγος ὗς;ὄ. κάθηται,of one who sits down when caught in the game ofὀστρακίνδα,

Poll. 9.106 , 112 ; the two provs. combined by Cratin. 229

ὄνοι δ' ἀπωτέρω κάθηντ αι τῆς λύρας,cf.κιθαρίζω.

2. περὶ ὄνου σκιᾶςfor anass'sshadow, i.e. for a trifle, Ar. V. 191 (v. Sch.), Pl. Phdr. 260c ; ταῦτα πάντ' ὄνου σκιά

S. Fr. 331

.

3. ὄνου πόκαιorπόκες,

v. πόκος

11 ;ὄνον κείρεις,of those who attempt the impossible, Zen. 5.38 .

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4. ἀπ' ὄνου καταπεσεῖν,of one who gets into a scrape by his own clumsiness. with a pun onἀπὸ νοῦ πεσεῖν,

Ar. Nu. 1273 , cf. Pl. Lg. 701d .

5. ὄνος ὕεται an assin the rain, of being unmoved by what is said or done, Cratin. 52 , cf. Cephisod. 1 ; ὄνῳ τις ἔλεγε μῦθον, ὁ δὲ τὰ ὦτα ἐκίνει

Diogenian. 7.30

; ὄ. εἰς Ἀθήνας

Macar. Prov. 6.31

.

6. ὄ. ἄγω μυστήρια,i.e my part is to carry burdens, Ar. Ra. 159 .

7. ὄνων ὑβριστότερος,of wanton behaviour, X. An. 5.8.3 ; κριθώσης ὄνου

S. Fr. 876

.

8. ὦτ' ὄνου λαβεῖν, likeMidas, Ar. Pl. 287 .

9. ὄ. εἰς ἄχυρα,of one who gets what he wants, Diogenian. 6.91 ;ὄνου γνάθος,of a glutton, ib. 100 .

10. ὄ. ἐν μελίσσαις,of one who has got into a scrape, Crates Com. 36 ; butὄ. ἐν πιθήκοις,of extreme ugliness, Men. 402.8 ;ὄ. ἐν μύρῳ'a clown at a feast', Suid.

11. εἰς ὄνους ἀφ' ἵππων,of one who has come down in the world, Lib. Ep. 34.2 , cf. Zen. 2.33 , etc.

II. a fish of the cod family, esp. thehake, Merluccius vulgaris,

Epich. 67 , Arist. HA 599b33 , Fr. 326 , Henioch. 3.3 , Opp. H. 1.151 , etc.

III. wood-louse,

κυλισθεὶς ὥς τις ὄ. ἰσόσπριος

S. Fr. 363

, cf. Arist. HA 557a23 ( v.l. ὀνίοις ), Thphr. HP 4.3.6 , Hsch. s.v. σηνίκη ; cf. ὀνίσκος

11

,ἴουλοςIV.

IV. wingless locust,

= τρωξαλλίς , Dsc. 2.52 .

V. ὄνων φάτνηa nebulous appearance between theὄνοι(two stars in the breast of the Crab), Theoc. 22.21 , cf. Arat. 898 , Thphr. Sign. 23 (ἡ τοῦ ὄνου φάτνηib. 43 , 51 ), Ptol. Tetr. 23 .

VI. ὄνου πετάλειον,

= φύλλον ὀνίτιδος , Nic. Th. 628 .

VII. fromthe ass as a beast of burdenthe name passed to:

1. windlass,

Hdt. 7.36 , Hp. Fract. 31 , Arist. Mech. 853b12 .

2. the upper millstonewhich turned round, ὄ. ἀλέτης

X. An. 1.5.5

; also ὄ. ἀλετών

Alex. 13

, 204 , cf. Hsch.

s.v. μύλη ; perh. simply,millstone,

Herod. 6.83 : Phot. says that Aristotle also calls thefixed nether millstone ὄνος(but Arist. Pr. 964b38 says,ὄνου λίθον ἀλοῦντοςwhenthe millstoneis grinding stone, as it does when no grist is in the mill).

3. beaker, winecup,

Ar. V. 616 , Posidon. 2

J.

4. spindleordistaff,

Poll. 7.32 , 10.125 , Hsch.

5. perh.copingof a wall, Inscr.Délos 372

A 158

(iii/ii B.C.).

VIII. ass's load,as a measure, πυροῦ ὄ. τρεῖς

PFay. 67.2

(i A.D.).

References

Hom.
Il. 11.558
IG 12.40.12
Hdt. 4.135
Arist. HA 580b3
Hdt. 4.191
192
Arist. HA 499b19
PA 663a23
Ael. NA 3.41
Men. 527
Id. Mis. 18
Gell. 3.16.13
Diogenian. 7.33
Apostol. 12.91a
Poll. 9.106
112
Cratin. 229
Ar. V. 191
Pl. Phdr. 260c
S. Fr. 331
11
Zen. 5.38
Ar. Nu. 1273
Pl. Lg. 701d
Cratin. 52
Cephisod. 1
Diogenian. 7.30
Macar. Prov. 6.31
Ar. Ra. 159
X. An. 5.8.3
S. Fr. 876
Ar. Pl. 287
Diogenian. 6.91
100
Crates Com. 36
Men. 402.8
Suid.
Lib. Ep. 34.2
Zen. 2.33
Epich. 67
Arist. HA 599b33
Fr. 326
Henioch. 3.3
Opp. H. 1.151
S. Fr. 363
Arist. HA 557a23
Thphr. HP 4.3.6
Dsc. 2.52
Theoc. 22.21
Arat. 898
Thphr. Sign. 23
43
51
Ptol. Tetr. 23
Nic. Th. 628
Hdt. 7.36
Hp. Fract. 31
Arist. Mech. 853b12
X. An. 1.5.5
Alex. 13
204
Hsch.
Herod. 6.83
Phot.
Arist. Pr. 964b38
Ar. V. 616
Posidon. 2
J.
Poll. 7.32
10.125
Inscr.Délos 372
A 158
PFay. 67.2