ὁδός2 .ὁδός, a way, path, track, road, highway: ποταμοῦ ὁδός the course of a river, Xen.; the path of the heavenly bodies, Eur. with Preps., πρὸς ὁδοῦ further on the way, forwards, Il. (cf. φροῦδος) :—κατʼ ὁδόν by the way, Hdt.;— ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ on his road Hdt. a travelling, journeying, whether by land or water, a journey or voyage, Hom., etc.:—also an expedition, foray, Il.:—c. gen., τὴν εὐθὺς Ἀργοῦς ὁδόν the way leading straight to Argos, Eur. metaph. a way or manner, θεσπεσία ὁδός the way or course of divination, Aesch.; ὁδ. μαντικῆς Soph.; λογίων ὁ the way, intent of the oracles, Ar. a way of doing, speaking, etc., τριφασίας ἄλλας ὁδοὺς λόγων three other ways of telling the story, Hdt.; ὁδὸν ἥντινʼ ἰών by what course of action, Ar., etc. a way, method, system; ὁδῷ methodically, systematically, Plat. the Way, i. e. the Christian Faith, NTest.