ᾤα

English (LSJ)

(A), ἡ,

   A = μηλωτή, sheepskin, Hermipp.57 (anap.), cf. Poll.10.181, Hsch.; στέγασμα, εἴ τι βόλεστε, ἀποπέμψαι ἢ ὤας ἢ διφθέρας ὡς εὐτελεστάτας καὶ μὴ σισυρωτάς SIG1259 (Athens, iv B. C.).    2 garment of this material, a sort of drawers or apron, used by bathers, περιζωσάμενος ᾤαν λουτρίδα, κατάδεσμον ἥβης Theopomp.Com.37; ᾤαν λούμενος (Bentl. for λουμένῳ) προζώννυται Pherecr.62; worn at certain sacred rites, Hermipp.53 (anap.).    II = ὄα (B).1, border or fringe of a garment, = τὸ κράσπεδον τοῦ ἱματίου, Ar. ap. Lex.Mess. p.411 (σὺν τῷ ῑ, but Phot. and Eust. cite (Fr.228) the same play for ὀαὶ τῶν ἱματίων) ; τὴν ᾤαν τοῦ ἐνδύματος LXXPs.132(133).2, cf. Gal.18(1).776, dub. cj. in Aen.Tact.31.23 (bis); ᾤαν ἔχον κύκλῳ τοῦ περιστομίου, ἔργον ὑφάντου, ἵνα μὴ ῥαγῇ LXXEx.28.28, cf. 36.31; Eust. speaks of the χρυσῆ ᾤα of Odysseus, 1828.53.    2 generally, edge, ἐς τὰν ἄνω ὠίαν τᾶς πέτρας GDI5075.59 (Crete); ἡ ὤα τοῦ ἄντρου τῆς μεγάλης πέτρας ἦν τὸ μεσαίτατον Longus 1.4; τὰν βωίαν (i. e. ϝωίαν) Ὀρυκόππαν GDI5024A24 (Crete); στεφάνυσι [δέ] ἑκατ' ὤιαν ἐκόσμιον summit, dub. in Corinn.Supp.1.26.—Gramm. vary in spelling, ὄα Poll.7.62, Hdn.Gr.2.271; ὄα and ᾤα Hsch.; ᾦα Theognost.Can.106; ὦα Eust. (v. supr.), quoting Ael.Dion.Fr.266 (whose lexicon gave both ὄα and ᾦα) and an anonymous lexicon which gave ὀαὶ ἱματίων (ὀξυτόνως καὶ συνεσταλμένως, = Ar.Fr.228): SIG1259 (v. supr.) is by a half-educated writer: Eust. considers ᾤα to be contr. from οἰέη or ὀΐα, 877.53, 1828.51.