ὅλμος
ὅλμος (
ὄλμος codd. of
Hes. and
Hdt., v. infr.
11.1 ),
ὁ,
A). a round smooth stone (
περιφερὴς λίθος μάρμαρος, Hsch.),
χεῖρας ἀπὸ ξίφεϊ τμήξας ἀπό τ’ αὐχένα κόψας, ὅλμον δ’ ὣς ἔσσενε κυλίνδεσθαι δῑ ὁμίλου Il. 11.147 (from which passage it was taken to signify
the human trunk, Poll. 2.162 ,
EM 460.17 ).
II). later, any cylindrical or bowl-shaped body :
1). mortar, Hes. Op. 423 ,
Hdt. 1.200 ,
IG 22.1126.24 ,
12(5).872.82 (Tenos, iii B. C.),
PLille 9.9 (iii B. C.), etc.
3). hollow seat on which the Pythia prophesied, hence prov.,
ἐν ὅλμῳ κοιμᾶσθαι Plu. Prov. 2.14 ;
ἐν ὅ. εὐνάσω Zen. 3.63 ;
τοῦ τοίχου τὸ μέρος τοῦ κατὰ τὸν ὅλμον (in the temple of Amphiaraus at Rhamnus),
Ἐφ.Ἀρχ. 1909.271 .
b). support, καθίσας τὸν ἄνθρωπον ὀκλὰξ ἐπὶ ὅλμων δύο Hp. Haem. 4 .
6). dial, ὅλμου τοῦ λιθίνου ὃς ἐκαλεῖτο Ἑλληνιστὶ [γν] ώμων PHib. 1.27.26 (iii B. C.).
ShortDef
a round smooth stone: a mortar, kneading trough
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Headword (normalized):
ὅλμος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ολμος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-73177
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ὅλμος</span> (<span class="orth greek">ὄλμος</span> codd. of <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> </span> and <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span></span>, v. infr. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11.1/canonical-url/"> 11.1 </a>), <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a round smooth stone</span> (<span class="foreign greek">περιφερὴς λίθος μάρμαρος,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span></span>), <span class="quote greek">χεῖρας ἀπὸ ξίφεϊ τμήξας ἀπό τ’ αὐχένα κόψας, ὅλμον δ’ ὣς ἔσσενε κυλίνδεσθαι δῑ ὁμίλου</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:147" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.147/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 11.147 </a> (from which passage it was taken to signify <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the human trunk,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:2:162" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:2.162/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 2.162 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4099.tlg001:460:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4099.tlg001:460.17/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EM</span> 460.17 </a>). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> later, any <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">cylindrical</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bowl-shaped body :</span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mortar,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:423" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:423/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 423 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:200" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.200/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.200 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 22.1126.24 </span>, <span class="bibl"> 12(5).872.82 </span>(Tenos, iii B. C.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PLille</span> 9.9 </span> (iii B. C.), etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">kneadingtrough,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:201" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:201/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 201 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:238" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:238/canonical-url/"> 238 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hollow seat</span> on which the Pythia prophesied, hence prov., <span class="quote greek">ἐν ὅλμῳ κοιμᾶσθαι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prov.</span> 2.14 </span> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐν ὅ. εὐνάσω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0596.tlg001:3:63" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0596.tlg001:3.63/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Zen.</span> 3.63 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">τοῦ τοίχου τὸ μέρος τοῦ κατὰ τὸν ὅλμον</span> (in the temple of Amphiaraus at Rhamnus), <span class="quote greek">Ἐφ.Ἀρχ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0596.tlg001:1909:271" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0596.tlg001:1909.271/canonical-url/"> 1909.271 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">support,</span> <span class="quote greek">καθίσας τὸν ἄνθρωπον ὀκλὰξ ἐπὶ ὅλμων δύο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg029.perseus-grc1:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg029.perseus-grc1:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Haem.</span> 4 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">drinking-vessel,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1505.tlg001:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1505.tlg001:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Menesth.</span> 1 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>5).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mouthpiece of a flute,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0461.tlg001:267" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0461.tlg001:267/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eup.</span> 267 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:4:70" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:4.70/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 4.70 </a>, and v. <span class="ref greek">ὑφόλμιον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:11/canonical-url/"> 11 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>6).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dial,</span> <span class="quote greek">ὅλμου τοῦ λιθίνου ὃς ἐκαλεῖτο Ἑλληνιστὶ [γν] ώμων</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PHib.</span> 1.27.26 </span> (iii B. C.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>7).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">stone used as a weight,</span> prov. <span class="quote greek">ὅ. ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg001:473:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2200.tlg001:473.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lib.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.</span> 473.3 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}