dance, ὀρχ-ηθμός,ὁ, A. dance, φιλοπαίγμων Od. 23.134 ; μολπῆς τε γλυκερῆς καὶ ἀμύμονος ὀρχηθμοῖο Il. 13.637 , cf. Od. 8.263 , Hes. Sc. 282 ,v.l. in h.Ap. 149 ; cf.ὀρχησμός.
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dance, ὀρχ-ηθμός,ὁ, A. dance, φιλοπαίγμων Od. 23.134 ; μολπῆς τε γλυκερῆς καὶ ἀμύμονος ὀρχηθμοῖο Il. 13.637 , cf. Od. 8.263 , Hes. Sc. 282 ,v.l. in h.Ap. 149 ; cf.ὀρχησμός.
warrior, ὀρχ-ηστήρ,ῆρος,ὁ,=sq., A. κοῦροι ὀρχηστῆρες Il. 18.494 , cf. Hes. Fr. 198.3 ; ὀρχηστῆρες Ἐνυοῦς Nonn. D. 28.275 ;ὀρχηστὴρ πολέμοιο,i.e.warrior,ib. 304 ; of fishes taken out of the water
orchestra, ὀρχήστ-ρα,ἡ , ̔ὀρχέομαἰ A. orchestra,i.e. in the theatre thespace on which the chorus danced, Arist. Pr. 901b30 , SIG 577.31 (Milet.,iii/ii B. C.), etc.: metaph., ὀ. πολέμου Plu. 2.193e
dancing-master, ὀρχηστο-δῐδάσκᾰλος,ὁ, A. dancing-master, X. Smp. 2.15 , 9.3 , Luc. Merc.Cond. 27 , etc.
one skilled in ὀρχηστο-πᾰλάριος,ὁ, A. one skilled in ὀρχηστοπάλη, Firm. 8.15 .
wren ὀρχίλος [ῐ],ὁ, a bird, prob. A. wren(cf.τροχίλος), Ar. Av. 568 , V. 1513 , Arat. 1025 ; a bird of ill omen at weddings, Euph. 4 ; in Arist. HA 609a12 , Thphr. Sign. 39 , 53 , proparox.ὄρχιλος.
testicle, ὄρχις,ιοςandεως,ὁ, Att. nom. pl.ὄρχεις, Ion. ὄρχιες, A. testicle,freq. in pl.,testicles, Hdt. 4.109 , Hp. Aër. 4 , Eub. 63.4 (anap.), etc. ; cf.ὄσχις. 2. in females,ovaries, Gal. 2.8
side with the Orchomenians, Ὀρχομενός,ὁ, alsoἡ( Th. 1.113 , A.R. 4.257 ), the name of several Greek cities, the most famous of which wasὈρχομενὸς Μινύειοςin Boeotia, Il. 2.511 , etc.:—Adj. Ὀρχομένιος,
ὅς , ἥ, ὅν (not ὅ, v. Il. 1.609 , 21.305 , Od. 11.515 ), gen. οἷο Il. 3.333 , Od. 1.330 , al., οὗ 23.150 , al. ; Cret. ϝός Leg.Gort. 1.18 ,al., SIG 1183 ; so in Aeol. , Sapph. Supp. 1.6 , Lyr.Adesp. 3
consecrator, ὁσι-ωτήρ,ῆρος,ὁ, A. consecrator,the name given at Delphi tothe victim offered when one of the priests called ὅσιοι was appointed, Plu. 2.292d .
Osiris, Ὄσῑρις,ὁ, A. Osiris, Hdt. 2.42 , etc.; gen. Ὀσείριδος IG 11(4).1234 (Delos,ii B. C.), Ὀσίριος Hdt. l. c., OGI 90.10 (Rosetta,ii B. C.), Ὀσίρεως Man. ap. J. Ap. 1.26 ; dat. Ὀσίριδι IG
devoutly ὁσίως (ὅσιος), adv., [in LXX: 3Ki.8:61, Wis.6:10 * ;] piously, holily: ὁ. καὶ δικαίως κ. ἀμέμπτως (on the distinction here between these synonyms, see M, Th., 24 f.), 1Th.2:10.† (AS)
one who deals in pulse, ὀσπριο-πώλης,ου,ὁ, A. one who deals in pulse, IG 22.1558.67 : fem.-πωλις,ιδος,Sch. Ar. Pl. 427 .
lobster, ὀστᾰκός,ὁ, A. = ἀστακός ,lobster, Aristomen. 6 , Eun. Hist. p.251 D. : as pr. n. Ὄστακος Inscr.Délos 442 A 20 (ii B.C.).
an inflammatory attack, which makes one feel asif one's bones were giving way ὀστεο-κόπος,ὁ, A. an inflammatory attack, which makes one feel asif one's bones were giving way, Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 1 (v.l.
bonesetter ὀστο-δέτης,ου,ὁ, A. bonesetter, Zos.Alch. p.233 B. :
ossifrage, lammergeyer, ὀστο-κατεάκτης,ου,ὁ, A. ossifrage, lammergeyer, Gloss.
potter ὀστρᾰκ-ᾶς,ᾶ,ὁ, A. potter, Hdn.Gr. 2.657 , MAMA 3.718 (Corycus).
potter, ὀστρᾰκ-εύς,έως,ὁ, A. potter, APl. 4.191 (Nicaen.).
of the nature of earthenware ὀστρᾰκ-ηρός,ά,όν, A. of the nature of earthenware, [ζῷα] ὀ.testaceousanimals, Arist. GA 763a30 , PA 679b12 , al.
a stone resembling an agate ὀστρᾰκ-ίας,ου,ὁ, A. a stone resembling an agate, Plin. HN 37.177 .
ostracism ὀστρᾰκ-ισμός,ὁ, A. ostracism, Arist. Ath. 22.3 , Pol. 1284a17 , al.
turn into potsherds, dash to pieces ὀστρᾰκ-όω, A. turn into potsherds, dash to pieces:— Pass. ,to be dashed in pieces, A. Fr. 180.4 . II. makethe skinhard like shell, ὀ. τὸ δέρμα Arist. Pr. 869b25
with a shell like a potsherd, hard-shelled ὀστρᾰκό-δερμος,ον, A. with a shell like a potsherd, hard-shelled, καρκίνοι Batr. 295 ;ὀ. ζῷα testaceansormolluscs(excl. cuttle-fishes), opp.μαλακόστρακα,