ὄχος

English (LSJ)

ὁ, (ϝέχω)

   A carriage, used by Hom. in heterocl. neut. pl. ὄχεα, τά, even of a single chariot, ἐξ ὀχέων Il.4.419, etc. (so Pi.O.4.13, P.9.11); and in poet. dat. ὄχεσφι, -φιν, σὺν ἵπποισιν καὶ ὄχεσφι Il.4.297, cf. 5.28, 107, etc.: later also in masc. pl., ἐπὶ χρυσέοισιν ὄχοισιν h.Cer. 19; ἐπ' εὐκύκλοις ὄχοις, of the Scythian wagons, A.Pr.710, cf. E. Andr.1019 (lyr.), Supp.676, al.: also in sg., Pi.O.6.24 (in poet. form ὄκχοσ, A.Ag.1070, Hdt.8.124, Critias 2.3: periphr., ἁρμάτων ὄχος or ὄχοι, = ὄχημα, E.Hipp.1166, IT370, Ph.1190; ὄ. ταχυήρης, of a ship, A.Supp.32 (anap.).    2 τρόχαλοι ὄχοι the swift or round bearers of the chariot, i.e. the wheels, E.IA146 (anap.).    II anything which holds, λιμένες νηῶν ὄχοι roadsteads for ships, harbours, Od.5.404, Orph.A.1200.    2 νεῦρα τῆς ὑστέρης τὰ καλεόμενα ὄχοι Hp.Mul.2.204 (v.l. ὄσχοι); cf. ὀχεύς 1.4.    III perh. = ὀχετός, μισθωτοῖς τοὺς ὄ. ἀνακαθάρασι τοὺς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ IG11(2).203 A 33 (Delos, iii B. C.).