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|Definition=ἡ, poet. Noun, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[voice]], in Hom. always of the gods, ταῦτα θεῶν ἐκ πεύσεται ὀμφῆς <span class="bibl">Il.20.129</span> ; ἐπισπόμενοι θεοῦ ὀμφῇ <span class="bibl">Od.3.215</span>,<span class="bibl">16.96</span> ; <b class="b3">θείη δέ μιν ἀμφέχυτ' ὀ</b>., of the [[voice]] of the dream sent by Zeus to Agamemnon, <span class="bibl">Il.2.41</span> ; [[oracle]] delivered from the inner shrine at Pytho, <span class="bibl">Thgn.808</span> ; τρίποδος <span class="bibl">Philostr.<span class="title">Im.</span>2.19</span> ; <b class="b3">κληροῦν ὀμφάν</b> (v. κληρόω <span class="bibl">11.2</span>) ; signified by the flight of birds, ὀ. οἰωνοῖο <span class="bibl">A.R.3.939</span> : also in pl., κατ' ὀμφὰς τὰς Ἀπόλλωνος <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>102</span> ; <b class="b3">κατ' ὀμφὴν σήν</b> on hearing thy [[message]], ib.<span class="bibl">550</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">1351</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[sweet]], [[tuneful voice]], <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">Fr.</span>152</span> ; <b class="b3">ὀμφαὶ μελέων</b> ib.<span class="bibl">75.19</span> ; ἁδεῖαι . . ὀμφαί <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">N.</span>10.34</span>, cf. S.<span class="title">Ichn.</span>321 (lyr.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> generally, [[a voice]], [[sound]], ἰΰζειν ὀμφάν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>808</span>(lyr.) ; μύθων αὐδαθέντων ὀ. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>175</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b3">ὀμφά· ὀσμή</b> (Lacon.), Hsch., dub. cj. in <span class="title">Lyr.Adesp.</span>63 ; cf. εὔομφος 1, <b class="b3">ποτόμφει</b>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> <b class="b3">ὄμφαι, αἱ,</b> name of the best kind of nard, τὰς ὄμφας ὀνομαζομένας βαρβάρῳ γλώττῃ κτλ. Gal.14.74. (In sense 1 cogn. with Engl. [[song]] : in sense 11 with ONorse [[anga]] 'give out a sweet scent', [[angi]] 'scent', [[ang]] 'pleasant sensation'.)</span>

|etymtx=1.<br />Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">voice of a god, devine revelation, oracle, emblem</b> (Il.), [[voice]], [[speech]] in gen. (Pi., trag.).<br />Compounds: Few compp., e.g. <b class="b3">Όμφο-κλέϜης</b> m. Cyprian in Abydos, <b class="b3">εὔ-ομφα ὀνόματα</b> H.; enlarged in <b class="b3">παν-ομφ-αῖος</b> <b class="b2">having all ὀμφαι, saying everything</b>, surn. of Zeus (Θ 250, Simon., Orph.), also of <b class="b3">Ήέλιος</b> (Q. S.) and <b class="b3">Ἥρα</b> (EM), after the <b class="b3">σ-</b>stems transformed in <b class="b3">παν-ομφ-ής</b> (<b class="b3">ὄνειροι</b>, Orac. ap. Porph.).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">ὀμφ-αῖος</b>, <b class="b3">-ήεις</b> [[predicting]] (Nonn.), <b class="b3">Όμφαίη</b> f. name of a goddess (Emp.), <b class="b3">ὀμφητήρ</b>, <b class="b3">-ῆρος</b> m. [[prognosticator]] (Tryph.; after <b class="b3">νικη-τήρ</b> : <b class="b3">νικάω</b> etc.). Cf. Ruijgh L'élém. ach. 134.<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [906] <b class="b2">*sengʷ</b>ʰ- [[sing]]<br />Etymology: Archaic, in Greek isolated inherited word (cf. Porzig Satzinhalte 322), which shows cognates only in Germanic. Beside <b class="b3">ὀμφ-ή</b> from IE <b class="b2">*songʷʰ-ā́</b> stands e.g. Goth. [[saggws]] m. [[song]], music, lecture' from IE <b class="b2">*sóngʷʰ-o-s</b> (as <b class="b3">τομή</b> : <b class="b3">τόμος</b> etc.); the basic primary verb is retained only in Germ., e.g. Goth. [[siggwan]] [[singen]], lecture' IE <b class="b2">*sengʷʰ-</b>. Older lit. in Bq and WP. 2, 496; s. also Bechtel Lex. s. v. (The proposed Prakr. cognate is also explained diff. (s. Pok.); then only Germanic remains to show the IE character.<br />2.<br />Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: <b class="b3">πνοή</b>. <b class="b3">ὀμφά ὀσμή</b>. <b class="b3">Λάκωνες</b> H.<br />Compounds: As 2. member in <b class="b3">εὔ-ομφος</b> = <b class="b3">εὔοσμος</b> (Arcad. after Timachidas ap. Ath.; codd. <b class="b3">-φαλον</b>). Verb <b class="b3">ποτ-όμφει προσόζει</b> H.<br />Origin: XX [etym. unknown]<br />Etymology: Cannot belong to the group of <b class="b3">νέφος</b>, [[νεφέλη]] as this word had no initial laryngeal. (Thus Frisk Eranos 40, 84f.) -- Diff. Lagercrantz KZ 35, 278 f. (s. Bq); to be rejected (s. Frisk l.c. w. lit.).