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ὀμφή
ὀμφ-ή, ἡ, poet. Noun,
A). voice, in Hom. always of the gods, ταῦτα θεῶν ἐκ πεύσεται ὀμφῆς Il. 20.129 ; ἐπισπόμενοι θεοῦ ὀμφῇ Od. 3.215 , 16.96 ; θείη δέ μιν ἀμφέχυτ’ ὀ., of the voice of the dream sent by Zeus to Agamemnon, Il. 2.41 ; oracle delivered from the inner shrine at Pytho, Thgn. 808 ; τρίποδος Philostr. Im. 2.19 ; κληροῦν ὀμφάν (v. κληρόω 11.2 ); signified by the flight of birds, ὀ. οἰωνοῖο A.R. 3.939 : also in pl., κατ’ ὀμφὰς τὰς Ἀπόλλωνος S. OC 102 ; κατ’ ὀμφὴν σήν on hearing thy message, ib. 550 , cf. 1351 .
2). sweet, tuneful voice, Pi. Fr. 152 ; ὀμφαὶ μελέων ib. 75.19 ; ἁδεῖαι .. ὀμφαί Id. N. 10.34 , cf. S. Ichn. 321 (lyr.).
3). generally, a voice, sound, ἰΰζειν ὀμφάν A. Supp. 808 (lyr.); μύθων αὐδαθέντων ὀ. E. Med. 175 (lyr.).
II). ὀμφά· ὀσμή ( Lacon.), Hsch., dub. cj. in Lyr.Adesp. 63 ; cf. εὔομφος 1 , ποτόμφει.
III). ὄμφαι, name of the best kind of nard, τὰς ὄμφας ὀνομαζομένας βαρβάρῳ γλώττῃ κτλ. Gal. 14.74 . (In sense 1 cogn. with Engl. song : in sense 11 with ONorse anga 'give out a sweet scent', angi 'scent', ang 'pleasant sensation'.)


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the voice of a god

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ὀμφή
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ὀμφή
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ὀμφ-ή</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, poet. Noun, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">voice,</span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> always of the gods, <span class="quote greek">ταῦτα θεῶν ἐκ πεύσεται ὀμφῆς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:129" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.129/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 20.129 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐπισπόμενοι θεοῦ ὀμφῇ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:215" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:3.215/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 3.215 </a> ,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:16:96" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:16.96/canonical-url/"> 16.96 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">θείη δέ μιν ἀμφέχυτ’ ὀ.,</span> of the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">voice</span> of the dream sent by Zeus to Agamemnon, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:41" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.41/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.41 </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">oracle</span> delivered from the inner shrine at Pytho, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thgn.</span> 808 </span> ; <span class="quote greek">τρίποδος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1600.tlg001:2:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1600.tlg001:2.19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philostr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Im.</span> 2.19 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">κληροῦν ὀμφάν</span> (v. <span class="quote greek">κληρόω</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1600.tlg001:11:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1600.tlg001:11.2/canonical-url/"> 11.2 </a> ); signified by the flight of birds, <span class="quote greek">ὀ. οἰωνοῖο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:939" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.939/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 3.939 </a> : also in pl., <span class="quote greek">κατ’ ὀμφὰς τὰς Ἀπόλλωνος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:102" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:102/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 102 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">κατ’ ὀμφὴν σήν</span> on hearing thy <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">message,</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:550" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:550/canonical-url/"> 550 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1351" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1351/canonical-url/"> 1351 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sweet, tuneful voice,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:152" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:152/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 152 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ὀμφαὶ μελέων</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:75:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:75.19/canonical-url/"> 75.19 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἁδεῖαι .. ὀμφαί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:10:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:10.34/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 10.34 </a> , cf. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ichn.</span> 321 </span> (lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a voice, sound,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἰΰζειν ὀμφάν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:808" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:808/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 808 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">μύθων αὐδαθέντων ὀ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:175" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:175/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Med.</span> 175 </a> (lyr.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ὀμφά· ὀσμή</span> ( Lacon.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span></span>, dub. cj. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lyr.Adesp.</span> 63 </span> ; cf. <span class="quote greek">εὔομφος</span> <span class="bibl"> 1 </span> , <span class="foreign greek">ποτόμφει.</span> </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ὄμφαι, </span> name of the best kind of nard, <span class="quote greek">τὰς ὄμφας ὀνομαζομένας βαρβάρῳ γλώττῃ κτλ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 14.74 </span> . (In sense <span class="bibl"> 1 </span> cogn. with Engl. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">song</span> : in sense <span class="bibl"> 11 </span> with ONorse <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">anga</span> \'give out a sweet scent\', <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">angi</span> \'scent\', <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ang</span> \'pleasant sensation\'.)</div> </div><br><br>'}