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οὖς(nom. sg. freq. inIGIl( 2 ). 161
B 126 , al. (Delos,iii B. C.),v.sub fin.),τό, gen.ὠτός, dat.ὠτί: pl. nom.ὦτα, gen.ὤτων, dat.ὠσί(ὤτοιςcondemned by Phryn. 186 ):— Hom. has only acc. sg. and dat. pl. (v. infr.); the other cases he forms as if fromοὖας(which is found in Simon. 37.14 ), gen.οὔατος, pl. nom. and acc.οὔατα(also in Epich. 21 , Hp. Cord. 8 ,al., SIG 1025.62 (Cos,iv/iii B. C.)), dat.
A.
οὔασι
Il. 12.442
( ὠσίν
Od. 12.200
): Hellenistic nom. sg.ὦς
PPetr. 3p.33
(iii B. C.), PGrenf. 1.12.29 , 2.15 ii I(ii B. C.), IG 7.3498.19 (Oropus,ii B. C.), RousselCultes Egyptiens
217 (Delos,ii B. C.), PStrassb. 87.14
(ii B. C.): also Dor.
ὦς
Theoc. 11.32 ; pl.ὤϝαθ'cj. forὦτά θ'in Alcm. 41 :—ear, Ἄντιφον αὖ παρὰ οὖς ἔλασε ξίφει
Close Browse lexicon entries ; [ κηρὸν] ἐπ' ὠσὶν ἄλειψ'
l.c.;αἲ γὰρ δή μοι ἀπ' οὔατος ὧδε γένοιτοoh may I never hear of such a thing! Il. 18.272 ; αἲ γὰρ ἀπ' οὔατος εἴη
; ἀμφὶ κτύπος οὔατα βάλλει
;ὀρθὰ ἱστάναι τὰ ὦτα, of horses, Hdt. 4.129 , cf. S. El. 27 , etc.; ἐν τοῖσι ὠσὶ . . οἰκέει ὁ θυμός
, cf. 1.8 ;βοᾷ ἐν ὠσὶ κέλαδοςrings inthe ear, A. Pers. 605 ; φθόγγος βάλλει δι' ὤτων
, cf. A. Ch. 56 (lyr.); δι' ὠτὸς παῦρα ἐννέπειν πρός τινα
(lyr.);ὀξὺν δι' ὤτων κέλαδον ἐνσείσαςib. 737 , cf. OT 1387 ; δι' ὤτων ἦν λόγος
, cf. Rh. 294 , 566 ; so ἁμῖν τοῦτο δι' ὠτὸς ἔγεντο
; λόγους ψιθύρους εἰς ὦτα φέρει
(anap.); εἰς οὖς ἑκάστῳ . . ηὔδα λόγους
, cf. Hipp. 932 ; προσκύψας μοι μικρὸν πρὸς τὸ οὖς
;ἐπ'(ἐςcj. Dawes) οὔατα λάθριος εἶπεν
; reversely,παρέχειν τὰ ὦταto lend theears, i. e. to attend, Pl. Cra. 396d , etc.; so ἐπισχέσθαι τὰ ὦτα
375 ; τὰ ὦτα ἐξεπετάννυτο
;ἀποκλείειν τὰ ὦταib. 143f ;οἱ ὦτα ἔχοντεςthose who haveearsto hear, ib. 1113c : metaph., of spies in Persia, X. Cyr. 8.2.10s q., Luc. Ind. 23 , cf. Arist. Pol. 1287b30 ; τὸ τῶν λεγομένων ὤτων καὶ προσαγωγέων γένος
;τὰ ὦτα ἐπὶ τῶν ὤμων ἔχοντες, of persons who slink away ashamed (hanging their earslikedogs), Pl. R. 613c : prov., v. λύκος; τεθλασμένος οὔατα πυγμαῖς , of a boxer, Theoc. 22.45 (cf.ὠτοκάταξις); ἐπ' ἀμφότερα τὰ ὦτα καθεύδεινsleepsoundly, Aeschin.
II. from resemblance toan ear,
1. handle, esp. of pitchers, cups, etc., οὔατα δ' αὐτοῦ τέσσαρ' ἔσαν
, cf. 18.378 , Bion ap. Plu. 2.536a , IG 11(2).161
B 126 (Delos,iii B. C.), Hero Spir. 2.23 , Dsc. 5.87 ; [ ποτήριον] ὦτα συντεθλασμένον
4 , IG 12.372.201 , cf. 319.6 .
3. οὖς Ἀφροδίτης, a kind ofshell-fish, Antig.Car. ap. Ath. 3.88a ;οὖς θαλάττιον,
= ἀγρία λεπάς , Arist. HA 529b16 .
)τῆς καρδίαςtheauriclesof the heart, Hp. Cord. 8 , Gal. UP 6.15 , cf. 2.615K.
5. name of part of a bandage, Heraclas ap. Orib. 48.15 tit. [Writtenὀ͂ςin IG 12 . Il.cc.] (Cogn. with Lat.auris, Lith.ausìs, O E.
éar, etc.; details obscure; nom. sg.οὖςperh. fromὌ̔ϝ̓ος (contained inἀμφώης).)
References Il. 12.442 Od. 12.200 PPetr. 3p.33 PGrenf. 1.12.29 2.15 IG 7.3498.19 217 PStrassb. 87.14 Theoc. 11.32 Alcm. 41 Il. 11.109 Od. Il. 18.272 22.454 10.535 Hdt. 4.129 S. El. 27 Hdt. 7.39 1.8 A. Pers. 605 S. Ant. 1188 A. Ch. 56 S. El. 1437 737 OT 1387 E. Med. 1139 Rh. 294 566 Theoc. 14.27 S. Aj. 149 Il. 11.633 18.378 Bion Plu. 2.536a IG 11(2).161 B 126 Hero Spir. 2.23 Dsc. 5.87 Alex. 270.3 4 IG 12.372.201 319.6 Ath. 3.88a Arist. HA 529b16 Hp. Hp. Cord. 8 Gal. UP 6.15 2.615K. Orib. 48.15 IG 12 E. Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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