ὠτίον, τό,
properly diminutive of οὖς, auricle, [[1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus “Eup.” 1.63] Refs 1st c.AD+], compare 62; but usually ={οὖς}, [[“Anthologia Graeca” 11.81 (1st c.AD: Lucillius Epigrammaticus), LXX.1Ki.9.15, +others, NT.Matt.26.51, 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 1.18.18, “PMag.Osl.” 1.332. ] NT+1st c.AD+]
__II metaphorically, a little handle, προχύτου [[ 2nd-1st c.BC(?): Hero Mechanicus “(Spiritalia) Pneumatica” 1.9; χωρὶς ὠτίων ποτήριον 5th c.BC: Theopompus Comicus 31, compare 6th c.AD: Aëtius Medicus 1.138. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 ={ὠτάριον} 111, [[ 1st c.AD: Xenocrates Medicus cited in 4th c.AD: Oribasius Medicus 2.58.130 ] Refs 1st c.AD+]; gloss on{τήθη}, ={λεπὰς ἀγρία}, [[Scholia 2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Alexipharmaca” 396. ] Refs 2nd c.BC+]