ᾤα

ᾤα (A), ἡ,

A = μηλωτή, sheepskin, Hermipp.57 (anap.), cf. Poll.10.181, Hsch.;

στέγασμα, εἴ τι βόλεστε, ἀποπέμψαι ἢ ὤας ἢ διφθέρας ὡς εὐτελεστάτας καὶ μὴ σισυρωτάς SIG1259

(Athens, iv B. C.).

2 garment of this material, a sort of drawers or apron, used by bathers,

περιζωσάμενος ᾤαν λουτρίδα, κατάδεσμον ἥβης Theopomp.Com.37

; ᾤαν λούμενος (Bentl. for λουμένῳ)

προζώννυται Pherecr.62

; worn at certain sacred rites, Hermipp.53 (anap.).

II = ὄα (B).1, border or fringe of a garment, = τὸ κράσπεδον τοῦ ἱματίου, Ar. ap. Lex.Mess. p.411 (σὺν τῷ ῑ, but Phot. and Eust. cite (Fr.228) the same play for ὀαὶ τῶν ἱματίων)

; τὴν ᾤαν τοῦ ἐνδύματος LXXPs.132(133).2

, cf. Gal.18(1).776, dub. cj. in Aen.Tact.31.23 (bis);

ᾤαν ἔχον κύκλῳ τοῦ περιστομίου, ἔργον ὑφάντου, ἵνα μὴ ῥαγῇ LXXEx.28.28

, cf. 36.31; Eust. speaks of the χρυσῆ ᾤα of Odysseus, 1828.53.

2 generally, edge,

ἐς τὰν ἄνω ὠίαν τᾶς πέτρας GDI5075.59

([place name] Crete);

ἡ ὤα τοῦ ἄντρου τῆς μεγάλης πέτρας ἦν τὸ μεσαίτατον Longus 1.4

; τὰν βωίαν (i. e. ϝωίαν)

Ὀρυκόππαν GDI5024

A24 ([place name] Crete); στεφάνυσι [δέ] ἑκατ' ὤιαν ἐκόσμιον summit, dub. in Corinn.Supp.1.26.—Gramm. vary in spelling,

ὄα Poll.7.62

, Hdn.Gr.2.271; ὄα and

ᾤα Hsch.

;

ᾦα Theognost.Can.106

;

ὦα Eust.

(v. supr.), quoting Ael.Dion.Fr.266 (whose lexicon gave both ὄα and ᾦα) and an anonymous lexicon which gave ὀαὶ ἱματίων (ὀξυτόνως καὶ συνεσταλμένως, = Ar.Fr.228): SIG1259 (v. supr.) is by a half-educated writer: Eust. considers ᾤα to be [var] contr. from οἰέη or ὀΐα, 877.53, 1828.51.

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ὤα (B),

A v. ὠβά, cf. οἴη (A).