ὄζω

English (LSJ)

Dor. ὄσδω Theoc.1.149 (cf. also III infr.): impf.

   A ὦζε Crates Com.2 (cj. Pors. for ὦ Ζεῦ): fut. ὀζήσω Ar.V.1059; Ion. ὀζέσω Hp. Superf.25, Gp.12.29.5, Eust.1523.39, An.Ox.2.396 : aor. ὤζησα Ar.Fr. 635 ; Ion. ὤζεσα Hp.Superf.25, LXX Ex.8.14(10): pf. ὤζηκα Phot. ; but pf. with pres. sense ὄδωδα Phylarch.10 J., AP7.30 (Antip. Sid.), Plu.2.916d, Aret.SA1.9 : plpf. as impf. ὠδώδειν Plu.Alex.20 ; Ep. ὀδώδειν (v. infr.):—smell, whether smell sweet or stink, Hom. only in 3sg. plpf. with sense of impf., ὀδμὴ κέδρου . . ἀνὰ νῆσον ὀδώδει Od.5.60 ; ὀδμὴ δ' ἡδεῖα ἀπὸ κρητῆρος ὀδώδει, of wine, 9.210 : later c. gen.rei, freq. with neut. Adj. or Adv. added, smell of a thing, τόδ' ὄζει θυμάτων A.Ag. 1310 ; ὄζων τρυγός Ar.Nu.50 ; βύρσης κάκιστον ὄζων Id.Eq.892, cf. V. 38 ; also ὠδώδει ὑπὸ μύρων ὁ οἶκος Plu.Alex.20 : metaph., smell or savour of a thing, Κρονίων ὄζων smelling of musty antiquity, Ar.Nu. 398, cf. 1007, Ach.192, Lys.616 ; καλοκἀγαθίας X.Smp.2.4; that from which the smell comes is also in gen., ὄζων κακὸν τῶν μασχαλῶν Ar. Ach.852 ; τοῦ στόματος Pherecr.67 : so c. dupl. gen., τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζω μύρου Ar.Ec.524 ; v. infr. 11.    II freq. impers., ὄζει ἀπ' αὐτῆς ὡσεὶ ἴων there is a smell from it as of violets, Hdt.3.23 ; ὄζει ἡδὺ τῆς χρόας there is a sweet smell from the skin, Ar.Pl.1020 ; τῆς γῆς ὡς γλυκὺ ὄζει Cratin.Jun.1 ; ὄζειν ἐδόκει τοῦ ἄρτου καὶ τῆς μάζης κάκιστον there seemed to be a most foul smell from... Lys.6.1 ; οὐκ ὄζει αὐτῶν (sc. τῶν λαγῶν) no scent of the hares remains, X.Cyn.5.1, cf.7 : c. dupl. gen., ἱματίων ὀζήσει δεξιότητος there will be an odour of cleverness from your clothes, Ar.V.1059, cf. Pax529 ; ἀπὸ στόματος . . ὄζει ἴων, ὄζει δὲ ῥόδων, ὄζει δ' ὑακίνθου Hermipp.82.8 ; ὄζει ἐκ τοῦ στόματος μελικήρας Pherecr.25.    III Med., κακὸν ὀζόμενος, for ὄζων, Hp.Loc.Hom. 12 ; οἶνος . . ἄνθεος ὀσδόμενος Xenoph.1.6 ; δριμὺ ὀσδομένου τοῦ σώματος PSI4.297.3 (ca. v A. D.). (Cf. Lat. odor, Lith. uodžiu 'I smell'.)