ὀκρυόεις

English (LSJ)

εσσα, εν,

   A = κρυόεις, chilling, horrible, πολέμου . . ἐπιδημίου ὀκρυόεντος Il.9.64 ; ἐμεῖο κυνὸς κακομηχάνου ὀκρυοέσσης (Helen loq.) 6.344 ; ὀ. φόβος A.R.2.607 ; ὀ. βᾶρις, of Charon's boat, AP7.67 (Leon.) ; ἀταρπιτὸς ὀ. Parm.(?)20 ; ὀκρυόειν ἔδαφος Eleg.Alex.Adesp. 1.7. (Freq. confused with ὀκρυόεις : ὀκρυόεις may have arisen from an early mistake in the division of words in Hom. (leg. ἐπιδημίοο κρυόεντος, κακομηχάνοο κ.) ; or ὀκ. may be cogn. with Skt. άσρυ, Lith. ašara 'tear', and the Adj. would then mean tearful.)