ὄχος,ὁ, (ϝέχω)
A. carriage, used by Hom. in heterocl. neut. pl.ὄχεα,τά , even of a singlechariot, ἐξ ὀχέων
Il. 4.419
, etc. (so Pi. O. 4.13 , P. 9.11 ); and in poet. dat. ὄχεσφι, -φιν, σὺν ἵπποισιν καὶ ὄχεσφι
Il. 4.297
, cf. 5.28 , 107 , etc.: later also in masc. pl., ἐπὶ χρυσέοισιν ὄχοισιν
h.Cer. 19
;ἐπ' εὐκύκλοις ὄχοις, of the Scythian wagons, A. Pr. 710 , cf. E. Andr. 1019 (lyr.), Supp. 676 , al.: also in sg., Pi. O. 6.24 (in poet. formὄκχος̓, A. Ag. 1070 , Hdt. 8.124 , Critias 2.3 : periphr.,ἁρμάτων ὄχοςorὄχοι,
= ὄχημα , E. Hipp. 1166 , IT 370 , Ph. 1190 ;ὄ. ταχυήρης, of a ship, A. Supp. 32 (anap.).
2. τρόχαλοι ὄχοιthe swift or roundbearersof the chariot, i.e. the wheels, E. IA 146 (anap.).
II. anything which holds,λιμένες νηῶν ὄχοι roadsteadsfor ships,harbours, Od. 5.404 , Orph. A. 1200 .
2.
νεῦρα τῆς ὑστέρης τὰ καλεόμενα ὄχοι