ὠνέομαι ὦνος aor1 is very dubious (for the Attic aorist is ἐπριάμην) Mid.:— to buy, purchase, opp. to πωλέω, πιπράσκω, as Lat. emere to vendere; but in pres. and imperf. to offer to buy, deal for, bargain or bid for a thing, Hes.; ὠνέεσθαι τῶν φορτίων wished to buy some of their wares, began to bargain for them, Hdt.; Κροῖσός σφι ὠνεομένοισι ἔδωκε gave it them when they offered to buy, Hdt.; ὠν. τι παρά τινος from another, Hdt.; ὠν. ἐκ Κορίνθου to buy goods from Corinth, Xen.:—c. gen. pretii, to buy for so much, Hdt., Attic:—absol. in partic., ὠνούμενος by purchase, Xen.; ὁ ὠνούμενος the purchaser, Xen.; ὁ ἐωνημένος the owner by purchase of a slave, Ar. to farm public taxes or tolls, or rather to bid for them, ὠν. μέταλλα Dem., etc. to buy off, avert by giving hush-money, Dem.; ὠν. τινα to buy a person, of one who bribes, Dem. sometimes used as Pass. to be bought, as ὠνούμενά τε καὶ πιπρασκόμενα Plat.; perf. part. ἐωνημένος Plat., Dem.; 3 sg. plup. ἐώνητο Ar.; in aor1 ἐωνήθην Xen.