ὠτάριον [ᾰ], τό,
diminutive of οὖς, a little ear, [[4th c.BC: Anaxandrides Comicus 43; ὠτάρι᾽ ὕεια 2nd c.AD: Alexander Rhetor 110.16; later simply ={οὖς}, “Anthologia Graeca” 11.75 (1st c.AD: Lucillius Epigrammaticus); NT.John.18.10. ] NT+4th c.BC+]
__II metaphorically, handle of a vessel, [[ 1st c.BC: Parthenius Mythographus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 11.783c; ὠτάρια κάδου “IG” 7.3498.18 (Oropus, 3rd c.BC),compare “BGU” 781i15, “Inscription Délos” 421.54 (2nd c.BC). ] Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__III the ormer or Haliotis, [[ 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 3.87f. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]