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reed used for thatching houses, ὄροφ-ος,ὁ, (ἐρέφω) A. reed used for thatching houses,described asλαχνήεις, Il. 24.451 : distd. fr.κάλαμος,etc., Arist. Fr. 268 . II. = ὀροφή ,roof,Orac. ap. Hdt. 7.
mountain-guard ὀροφύλαξ [ῠ],ᾰκος,ὁ, A. mountain-guard, JHS 8.236 (Asia Minor),Papers of Amer. Sch. at Athens 2 No. 156 (ibid.), prob. in MAMA 1.123 ; cf.ὀρεοφύλαξ.
curator of boundary-stones ὁροφύλαξ [ῠ],ᾰκος,ὁ, A. curator of boundary-stones, GDI 5653 A 15 (Chios,v B. C., prob. in Ion. formοὐρο-). 2. frontier-guard, PSI 4.406.12 (iii B. C.), SIG 633.89 (Mile
sapling, young shoot, ὄρπηξ, Att. ὅρπηξ,ηκος, Aeol. and Dor. ὄρπαξ,ᾱκος,ὁ, A. sapling, young shoot, Il. 21.38 , Pi. Parth. 2.7 , A.R. 4.1425 , Theoc. 7.146 , Call. Iamb. 1.215 ,Ap.I; ὄρπακι βραδίν
end of the os sacrum ὄρρος,ὁ, A. end of the os sacrum(cf.ὀρροπύγιον), Gal. 19.127 , Sch. Ar. Pl. 122 , Moer. p.284 P., Ath. 13.565f ; but Ammon. ( Diff. p.27 ) identifies it with ταῦρος 111 , cf. P
stirring ὀρσί-κτῠπος,ον, A. stirringormaking noise, ὀ. Ζεύς the rouser of thunder, Pi. O. 10(11).81 .
raising the hair ὀρσό-θριξ,ὁ,ἡ, gen.τριχος, A. raising the hair(cf.ὀρθόθριξ), Theognost. Can. 97 .
a door high up in the wall, ὀρσο-θύρη [ῠ],ἡ, prob. A. a door high up in the wall, Od. 22.126 , 333 ;ἀν' ὀρσοθύρην ἀναβαίηib. 132 : sens. obsc., τῆς ὄπισθεν ὀ. Semon. 17 [whereυappears to be long].
quail-catcher, ὀρτῠγο-θήρας,ου,ὁ, A. quail-catcher, Pl. Euthd. 290d .
keeper of quails, ὀρτῠγο-κόμος,ὁ, A. keeper of quails, Ar. Fr. 242 .
dealer in quails, ὀρτῠγο-πώλης,ου,ὁ, A. dealer in quails, Poll. 7.136 .
keeper of quails, ὀρτῠγο-τρόφος,ὁ, A. keeper of quails, Pl. Euthd. 290d .
quail, Coturnix vulgaris, ὄρτυξ,ῠγος , ὁ(alsoἡ, Lyc. 401 : gen.ῠκος Philem. 245 ), A. quail, Coturnix vulgaris, Epich. 45 , Hdt. 2.77 , Pl. Ly. 211e , Ar. Av. 707 , 1298 , etc.; for its migratory h
rice, Oryza sativa, ὄρυζ-α,ἡ, A. rice, Oryza sativa,both the plant and the grain, Str. 15.1.13 , Aristobul.ib. 18 , Dsc. 2.95 ;ὄ. ἑφθή,the food of the Indians, Megasth. 28 ; οἶνος ἐξ ὀρύζης Ael. NA
rice ὀρυζ-ίτης [ῑ] πλακοῦς,ὁ, A. rice-cake, Chrysipp.Tyan. ap. Ath. 14.647d .
miner, ὀρυκ-τήρ,ῆρος,ὁ, A. miner, Zeno Stoic. 1.30 (pl.).
digger, ὀρύκ-της,ου,ὁ, A. digger, Aesop. 99 . II. ploughshare(cf.ὄρυξI) orimplement for digging, Str. 7.4.6 , 15.1.18 .
ayoung ὀρφᾰκίνης [ῐ],ου,ὁ, A. ayoung ὀρφώς, Dorio ap. Ath. 7.315b .
tender of orphans, guardian, ὀρφᾰν-ιστής,οῦ,ὁ, A. tender of orphans, guardian, S. Aj. 512 ;-ταί,οἱ,officials at Selymbria, BCH 36.549 .
father of orphans, ὀρφᾰνο-πάτωρ [πᾰ],ορος,ὁ, A. father of orphans,of God, PMasp. 151.254 (vi A. D.).
one who guards orphans ὀρφᾰνοφύλαξ [ῠ],ᾰκος,ὁ, A. one who guards orphans; esp. at Athens, in pl.,guardians of orphanswho had lost their fathers in war, X. Vect. 2.7 ; cf.ὀρφανοδικασταί.
one who initiates into the mysteries of Orpheus Ὀρφεοτελεστής,οῦ,ὁ, A. one who initiates into the mysteries of Orpheus: generally,hierophant, Thphr. Char. 16.12 , Phld. Po. 2.41 , Plu. 2.224e .
brownish grey ὄρφν-ῐνος,η,ον, A. = ὀρφνός, ὄ. χρῶμα abrownish greycolour, being mixed of black, red, and white (but with most black), Pl. Ti. 68c , cf. Duris 31 J. ; put by X. betweenπορφύρεοςandφο
the care ὀρφο-βότης,ου,ὁ, A. = ὀρφανοτρόφος , andὀρφο-βοτία,ἡ,the careoreducation of orphans, Hsch. , who also citesὤρφωσεν(fr.ὀρφόω) forὠρφάνισεν.