ὠμηστής

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Ἡ δ' ἐμὴ ψυχὴ πάλαι τέθνηκεν, ὥστε τοῖς θανοῦσιν ὠφελεῖν → My soul died long ago so that I could give some help to the dead

Sophocles, Antigone, 559-60
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Full diacritics: ὠμηστής Medium diacritics: ὠμηστής Low diacritics: ωμηστής Capitals: ΩΜΗΣΤΗΣ
Transliteration A: ōmēstḗs Transliteration B: ōmēstēs Transliteration C: omistis Beta Code: w)mhsth/s

English (LSJ)

οῦ, Dor. ὠμησ-τάς, ὁ, (ὠμός, ἔδω)

   A eating raw flesh, οἰωνοί Il.11.454; κύνες 22.67, S.Ant.697; ἰχθύες Il.24.82; Κέρβερος Hes.Th.311; λέων B.12.46, Orac. ap. Hdt. 5.92.β, A.Ag.827 (as a noun, of a lion, AP6.237 (Antist.)); αἰετός A.R.2.1259; ὄφις (sc. Ἔχιδνα) ὠμηστής Hes.Th.300; epith. of Dionysus, = ὠμάδιος 1, AP9.524.25, cf. Plu.2.462b (of ἄκρατος). Adv. -τί Zonar.    2 savage, brutal, ὠ. καὶ ἄπιστος ἀνήρ Il.24.207, cf. Plu. Ant.24. (Aristarch. pronounced it ὠμησταί like ἀθληταί; Tyrannio ὠμῆσται like κομῆται, Sch.Il.22.67.)

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ὠμηστής: -οῦ, ὁ, (ὠμός, ἐσθίω) ὁ ἐσθίων ὠμὰ κρέατα, ὠμοβόρος, ὠμοφάγος, οἰωνοὶ Ἰλ. Λ. 454· κύνες Χ. 67, Σοφ. Ἀντιγ. 697· ἰχθύες Ἰλ. Ω. 82· Κέρβερος Ἡσ. Θεογ. 311· λέων Χρησμ. παρ’ Ἡρόδ. 5. 92, 2, Αἰσχύλ. Ἀγ. 827 (ἐντεῦθεν ὠμηστὴς ἀπολ. ἀντὶ λέων, Ἀνθ. Παλ. 6. 237)· αἰετὸς Ἀπολλ. Ρόδ. Β. 1259· ὡσαύτως μετὰ θηλ. οὐσιαστ., Ἔχιδνα ὠμηστὴς Ἡσ. Θεογ. 300· ὡς ἐπίθ. τοῦ Διονύσου, = ὠμάδιος, Ἀνθ. Παλατ. 9. 524, Πλούτ. 2. 462Β· ― ὡς σημεῖον ἀγριότητος, θηριωδίας, ὠμ. καὶ ἄπιστος ἀνὴρ Ἰλ. Ω. 207, πρβλ. Πλουτ. Ἀντών. 24. ― Πρβλ. ὠμοβόρος, ὠμοβρώς, ὠμοφάγος. (Ὁ Ἀρίσταρχ. ἔγραψεν ὠμηστής, κατὰ τὸ ἀθλητής, ὀρχηστής· ὁ δὲ Τυραννίων ὠμήστης, κατὰ τὸ κομήτης, Σχόλ. εἰς Ἰλ. Χ. 67).