ὀσμή
ὀσμ-ή,
ἡ, Att. form of the older
ὀδμή (v. fin.),
A). smell, odour, freq. of
foul smells, δεινὴ δὲ θεείου γίγνεται ὀδμή Il. 14.415 ;
πικρὸν ἀποπνείουσαι ἁλὸς .. ὀδμήν, of seals,
Od. 4.406 ;
ὀδμὰ .. κατὰ χῶρον κίδναται Pi. Fr. 129.6 ;
ὀσμὴ βροτείων αἱμάτων A. Eu. 253 ;
ὀσμὴν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ (sc.
τοῦ νεκροῦ)
.. πεφευγότες S. Ant. 412 ;
κακὴ ὀσμή Id. Ph. 891 : pl.,
βυρσῶν ὀσμὰς δεινάς Ar. Pax 753 ;
ὀσμαὶ οὐκ ἀνεκτοί Th. 7.87 , etc.; but also of
fragrant odours, ὡς καλὴν ὀσμὴν ἔχει E. Cyc. 153 , cf.
Ar. Ec. 1124 ;
οἴνου ὀ. Alex. 222.4 ,
Philem. 98.4 : hence,
scent, perfume, X. Hier. 1.4 ,
Ach.Tat. 2.38 ; on
ὀ. as affecting the sense, cf.
Arist. Sens. 440b28 sq.,
de An. 421a7 sq.,
Thphr. CP 6.1.1 sq.
II). the sense of smell, =
ὄσφρησις ,
Democr. 11 ,
Hsch. —The older form
ὀδμή (cf.
ὄδωδα, ὄζ-ω, od-or) is alone used by
Hom.,
Hdt., and
Pi. ; it occurs also in
A. Pr. 115 (lyr.),
Democr. l. c., and in later Prose,
Thphr. CP 6.14.1 , al.,
Phylarch. 63 J.,
Diocl.Fr. 129 ,
Anon.Lond. 34.38 , etc.; but
ὀσμή is Att. acc. to
Phryn. 71 ; also Ion., Hippon.in
PSI 9.1089.11 .
ShortDef
a smell, scent, odour
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ὀσμή
Headword (normalized/stripped):
οσμη
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-75535
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ὀσμ-ή</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, Att. form of the older <span class="orth greek">ὀδμή</span> (v. fin.), <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">smell, odour,</span> freq. of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">foul smells,</span> <span class="quote greek">δεινὴ δὲ θεείου γίγνεται ὀδμή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:14:415" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:14.415/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 14.415 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">πικρὸν ἀποπνείουσαι ἁλὸς .. ὀδμήν,</span> of seals, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:406" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.406/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 4.406 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὀδμὰ .. κατὰ χῶρον κίδναται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:129:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:129.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 129.6 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὀσμὴ βροτείων αἱμάτων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:253" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:253/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 253 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ὀσμὴν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">τοῦ νεκροῦ</span>) <span class="quote greek"> .. πεφευγότες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:412" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:412/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 412 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">κακὴ ὀσμή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:891" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:891/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 891 </a> : pl., <span class="quote greek">βυρσῶν ὀσμὰς δεινάς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:753" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:753/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pax</span> 753 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὀσμαὶ οὐκ ἀνεκτοί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:87" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.87/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 7.87 </a> , etc.; but also of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fragrant odours,</span> <span class="quote greek">ὡς καλὴν ὀσμὴν ἔχει</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg001.perseus-grc1:153" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg001.perseus-grc1:153/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyc.</span> 153 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1124" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1124/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ec.</span> 1124 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">οἴνου ὀ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:222:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0402.tlg001:222.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alex.</span> 222.4 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0487.tlg001:98:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0487.tlg001:98.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Philem.</span> 98.4 </a> : hence, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">scent, perfume,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg008.perseus-grc1:1:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg008.perseus-grc1:1.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hier.</span> 1.4 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0532.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0532.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ach.Tat.</span> 2.38 </a> ; on <span class="foreign greek">ὀ.</span> as affecting the sense, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg041:440b:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg041:440b.28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sens.</span> 440b28 </a> sq., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg002:421a:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg002:421a.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">de An.</span> 421a7 </a> sq., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg002:6:1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg002:6:1:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CP</span> 6.1.1 </a> sq. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the sense of smell,</span> = <span class="ref greek">ὄσφρησις</span> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0161.tlg001:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0161.tlg001:11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Democr.</span> 11 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span>—The older form <span class="foreign greek">ὀδμή</span> (cf. <span class="foreign greek">ὄδωδα, ὄζ-ω,</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">od-or</span>) is alone used by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span></span>, and <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> </span> ; it occurs also in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:115" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:115/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 115 </a> (lyr.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Democr.</span> </span> l. c., and in later Prose, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg002:6:14:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg002:6:14:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CP</span> 6.14.1 </a>, al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1609.tlg001:63" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1609.tlg001:63/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phylarch.</span> 63 </a> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span></span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0664.tlg001:129" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0664.tlg001:129/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Diocl.Fr.</span> 129 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0643.tlg001:34:38" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0643.tlg001:34.38/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Anon.Lond.</span> 34.38 </a>, etc.; but <span class="foreign greek">ὀσμή</span> is Att. acc. to <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phryn.</span> 71 </span> ; also Ion., Hippon.in <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PSI</span> 9.1089.11 </span>.</div> </div><br><br>'}