ὄμβρος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=(A), ὁ, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">storm of rain, thunder-storm</b>, sent by Zeus, ὅτ' ἐπιβρίσῃ Διὸς ὄ. <span class="bibl">Il.5.91</span> ; χειμάρρους . . ὀπαζόμενος Διὸς ὄμβρῳ <span class="bibl">11.493</span> ; ὡς δ' ὅτ' ἂν ἀστράπτῃ πόσις Ἥρης... τεύχων ἢ πολὺν ὄ. κτλ. <span class="bibl">10.6</span> ; of a storm at sea, Alc.<span class="title">Supp.</span>26.4 ; ὄ. λάβρος <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.12</span> ; dist. fr. [[ὑετός]] or common rain, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mu.</span>394a31</span> ; but sts., [[heavy rain]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.98</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>146</span>, <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Tr.</span>78</span> : in pl., [[rains]], ὄ. πολλοὶ καὶ λάβροι <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.50</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">2.25</span>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>4.81</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>350</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> generally, [[water]], as an element, μήτε γῆ, μήτ' ὄ. ἱερός, μήτε φῶς <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">OT</span>1428</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Emp.98.2</span>,<span class="bibl">21.5</span> : f.l. for [[ὄλβος]] in <span class="bibl">S. <span class="title">Ant.</span>953</span> ; ὄ. ἀναγκαῖοι [[urine]], <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">C.</span>4.443</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[inundation]], τῶν παρακειμένων ὑδάτων <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PTeb.</span>61</span> ([[b]]).<span class="bibl">133</span> (ii B.C.), al. ; ὀχετοὺς ἀγαγεῖν οἳ ἄξουσιν τὸν ὄ. εἰς τὰς ἐξαγωγούς <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>383.13</span>(iii B.C.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> metaph., [[storm]], [[shower]], <b class="b3">ἐν πολυφθόρῳ Διὸς ὄ</b>., of a battle, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>5(4).49</span> ; δέδοικα δ' ὄμβρου κτύπον . . τὸν αἱματηρόν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>1533</span> (lyr.) ; <b class="b3">μέλας ὄ. χάλαζά θ' αἱματοῦσσ'</b> (<b class="b3">χαλάζης αἵματος</b> codd.) <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>1279</span> ; ὄμβρῳ δακρυόεντι <span class="bibl">Nonn.<span class="title">D.</span>16.345</span> ; πυρὸς ὄμβροι <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">H.</span>3.22</span> ; ἡδὺς ὄ. ἀοιδῆς <span class="title">AP</span>9.364 (Nestor).</span><br /><span class="bld">ὄμβρος</span> (B)<b class="b3">· χοιρίδιον</b>, Hsch. (Cf. [[ὄβρια]].)