ὤιον , τό , v. ᾠόν. ὤιον,τό, A. v. ᾠόν.
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ὤιον , τό , v. ᾠόν. ὤιον,τό, A. v. ᾠόν.
cloth for wiping perspiration ἱδρ-ώιονorἱδρ-ῷον,τό, A. cloth for wiping perspiration, as a piece of harness,PLond. ined. 2383 B (iii B.C.), PSI 5.527 (iii B.C.), dub. in PTeb. 116.34 (ii B.C.).
egg, ᾠόν,τό, old poet. formsὤεον,ὤιον,v.sub fin.:— A. egg, τίκτει ᾠὰ ἐν γῇ καὶ ἐκλέπει [ὁ κροκόδειλος] Hdt. 2.68 ; ᾠὰ χήνεια Eriph. 7 ; of all birds, Arist. HA 559a15 ; but mostly ofhens' eggs,
an egg ᾠόν, τό, old poetry forms ὤεον, ὤιον, see entry near the end:— egg, τίκτει ᾠὰ ἐν γῇ καὶ ἐκλέπει [ὁ κροκόδειλος] [[5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.68; ᾠὰ χήνεια 4th c.BC: Eriphus Comicus 7 ] R
shrine of a hero ἡρῷον, Ion. ἡρωο-ώϊον,τό, 1. (sc.ἱερόνorἕδος)shrine of a hero, Hdt. 5.47 , 67 , Th. 2.17 , etc.;θἠρῷον, i.e.τὸ ἡρῷον, Ar. V. 819 . 2. tomb, IG 12(7).478 (Amorgos), IGRom. 4.799 (A
the upper part of the house, ὑπερῷον, Ep. and Ion. ὑπ-ώϊον,τό, A. the upper part of the house,where the women resided, παρθένος αἰδοίη ὑπερώϊον εἰσαναβᾶσα Il. 2.514 ; εἰς ὑπερῷ' ἀναβάς 16.184 ,
to sit on eggs, brood, ὠί̈ζω, (ὤιον, ᾠόν) A. to sit on eggs, brood,Id. (Fort.ὤιζω[i. e.ᾤζω], cf.ἐπῴζω.)