roof of a house, ὀροφή,ἡ, (ἐρέφω) A. roof of a house,orceiling of a room, Od. 22.298 , IG 12.373.246 , Hdt. 2.148 , Pherecr. 121 , Ar. Nu. 173 , etc.: pleon., καταστέγασμα τῆς ὀ. Hdt. 2.155 ;διελε
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roof of a house, ὀροφή,ἡ, (ἐρέφω) A. roof of a house,orceiling of a room, Od. 22.298 , IG 12.373.246 , Hdt. 2.148 , Pherecr. 121 , Ar. Nu. 173 , etc.: pleon., καταστέγασμα τῆς ὀ. Hdt. 2.155 ;διελε
of ὁροφῠλᾰκ-ικός,ή,όν, A. oforfor a frontier-guard, τέλος SIG 633.93 (Milet.,ii B. C.).
office of the horreorum praepositi, ὁρρεοπραιποσιτία,ἡ, A. office of the horreorum praepositi, IG 7.24.7 (Megara,v A. D.).
terror, ὀρρωδία, Ion. ἀρρωδίη,ἡ, A. terror, Hdt. 7.173 , E. Ph. 1389 , etc.; τοὺς Ἕλληνας εἶχε δέος τε καὶ ἀ. Hdt. 8.70 ; ἐν ὀ. ἔχειν τι Th. 2.89 ; ἐστὶ ἀ. τινὶ περί τινος Hdt. 9.101 ; ἐς πᾶσ
raising the foot, swift-footed, ὀρσί-πους,ποδος,ὁ,ἡ, A. raising the foot, swift-footed, ἔλαφοι AP 15.27 ( Simm. ); ὀ. βοή stirring the feet to flight, Trag.Adesp. 245 .
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].
an insect which eats the buds of plants, ὀρσοδάκνη,ἡ, A. an insect which eats the buds of plants,perh.Haltica oleracea, Arist. HA 552a30 . (The wordὀρσός, bud,is not found.)
irritate, provoke, ὀρσολοπ-εύωorὀρσολοπ-έω, A. irritate, provoke,c. acc.,ἦ με βοῶν ἕνεχ' ὧδε χολούμενος ὀρσολοπεύεις; h.Merc. 308 ; ὀρσολοπεύει μύθῳ ὀνειδείῳ Max. 107 :— Pass. ,ὀρσολοπεῖται θυμόςmy
water-pipe, ὀρσύδρα,ἡ, (ὄρνυμι, ὕδωρ) A. water-pipe, Eust. 1921.15 .
fowl, ὀρτᾰλ-ίς,ίδος,ἡ, A. fowl, Nic. Al. 294 .
Quail-island, Ὀρτῠγία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ , ̔ὄρτυξ̓ A. Quail-island,the ancient name of Delos or Rhenaea, Str. 10.5.5 ; also of other places in Greece ; in one of these Artemis killed Orion , Od. 5.123 : h
madness after quails, ὀρτῠγο-μᾰνία,ἡ, A. madness after quails, Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.167 .
a bird which migrates with quails, ὀρτῠγο-μήτρα,ἡ, A. a bird which migrates with quails,perh.corncrake, landrail, Rallus crex, Cratin. 246 , Arist. HA 597b16 , Alex.Mynd. ap. Ath. 9.393a , LXX Ex. 1
the game of quail-striking, ὀρτῠγοκοπ-ία,ἡ, A. the game of quail-striking,ibid.
skilled in the game, ὀρτῠγοκοπ-ικός,ή,όν, A. skilled in the game,ib. 108 .
a mother-quail ὀρτῠγο-μήτρα, ἡ, a bird which migrates with quails, perhaps corncrake, landrail, Rallus crex, [[ 5th c.BC: Cratinus Comicus 246, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium”
pickaxe, ὀρυά,ἡ, a quarrying tool, perh. A. pickaxe, PCair.Zen. 759 (iii B. C.).
sausage, ὀρύα,ἡ, A. = χορδή ,sausage,name of a play of Epicharmus, p.110 K.:v.l.ὀρούαin Hsch. : ὄρῡα Aristarch. (?)ap.Hdn.Gr. 1.303 (s.v.l.):— hence prob.ὀρυαῖον,τό, POxy. 1742.9 (iv A. D.).
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
fit for digging ὀρυκ-τικός,ή,όν, A. fit for diggingormining, ἐργαλεῖον Suid. s.v. ἄμη (cj. Salm. forτεκτονικόν).
dug, formed by digging, ὀρυκ-τός,ή,όν, A. dug, formed by digging, τάφρον ὑπερθορέονται ὀρυκτήν Il. 8.179 , al., cf. X. An. 1.7.14 ; opp. a natural channel,στόματα,opp.ἰθαγενέα, Hdt. 2.17 ;λίμνηib
rootling, ὄρυξις,εως,ἡ, A. rootling, Arist. PA 693a16 ;digging, τοῦ μετάλλου IG 42(1).109i ii43 (Epid.,iii B. C.); τάφρων Plu. Pomp. 66 (pl.).
orphanhood, ὀρφᾰν-ία,ἡ, A. orphanhood, Lys. 26.12 , Pl. Lg. 926e , al.: in pl., Id. Cri. 45d . II. bereavement, want of . . , στεφάνων Pi. I. 8(7).7 .