ὄχλος — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

ὄχλοςουm crowd of peoplegoing about their business, assembled around a sight or person, attending a public event, or sim.people, crowdPi. S. E. Th. Ar.people or citizenryof a state, as collectively exercising political or judicial powerpeopleE. Th. ordinary peopleopp. the rulers, elite, educated, or sim.people, common peopleE. Th. Pl. X. derog.common people or crowdas easily persuaded or roused to strong feeling, to be avoided as vulgar or unpleasant, or sim.people, crowd, mob, rabbleE. Th. Pl.ref. to an individualcommon personriff-raff, plebMen.general populationof a city or region, of a race or tribe, of humankindpopulation, peopleE. Isoc.groupof the same type or class, or of persons engaged in the same activitycrowd, throng, companySapph. S.Ichn. E. Pl.w.adj. old, foreign, female, or sim.E. Th. Ar. specif.groupof persons attendant upon a person of authoritycrowd, retinueA. E. Ar. Pl.in an armycamp followersX. Plb.large forceof troops, chariots, cavalry, shipsmass, multitude, hostA. E. Th. X.ref. to a savage or untrained forcehorde, rabbleTh. Plb. body of ordinary men or soldieryin an army, opp. the commandersmain body, troops, menE. Th. X.crewmanning triremesTh.force, contingentw.adj. cavalry, naval, mercenary, or sim.E. Th. Arist.body of troops or ships hard pressed or out of controldisorderly mass, crushTh. X.large numberof thingsconsidered all togethermass, hostof troublesA.of spoilsE.of things which could be saidA. Isoc.of elements in a wholePl.number of troublesome things considered collectivelytrouble, annoyance, nuisancecaused by demands, arguments, tedious repetition, or sim.Hdt. E. Th. Ar.

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a moving crowd, a throng, mob

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