ὄνειαρ: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ᾰτος, τό (later perh. ὄνεαρ disyll., v. infr. 1.4), Ep. word, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[that which brings profit]], [[advantage]], <span class="bibl">Il.22.486</span>, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>822</span>, etc. ; <b class="b3">μέγα στιβάδεσσιν ὄνειαρ</b> [[boon]] for leafy couches, <span class="bibl">Theoc.13.34</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[means of strengthening]], [[refreshment]], <span class="bibl">Od.4.444</span>, <span class="bibl">15.78</span>, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>41</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> in pl. <b class="b3">ὀνείᾰτα</b>, [[food]], [[victuals]], freq. in Hom. (esp. Od.) in the line οἱ δ' ἐπ' ὀνείαθ' ἑτοῖμα προκείμενα χεῖρας ἴαλλον <span class="bibl">Od.1.149</span>. al. ; also of [[rich presents]], τοσσάδ' ὀνείατ' ἄγων <span class="bibl">Il.24.367</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> of persons, <b class="b3">πᾶσιν ὄ</b>., of Hector, <span class="bibl">22.433</span> ; πῆμα κακὸς γείτων, ὅσσον τ' ἀγαθὸς μέγ' ὄ. <span class="bibl">Hes. <span class="title">Op.</span>346</span> ; <b class="b3">ἀθανάτοις θνητοῖσί τ' ὄνεαρ (-εα- syniz.) καὶ χάρμα τέτυκται</b>, of Demeter, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Cer.</span>269</span> (cj. Ilgen, for <b class="b3">ὄνειαρ</b>). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> for <b class="b3">ὄναρ</b> (v. ὄναρ <span class="bibl">1.1</span> fin., <b class="b3">ὄνειρος</b> I), [[dream]], τοὐμὸν ὄ. ἐμοί <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Epigr.</span>49</span>, cf. <span class="title">AP</span>7.42. (The true spelling in early Ion. is prob. <b class="b3">ὄνηαρ</b>, which is called Aeol. by Choerob. in <span class="title">An.Ox.</span>2.245 : hence later Ion. <b class="b3">ὀνέᾱρ</b> : prob. from <b class="b3">*ὀνᾱϝαρ</b>, cf. [[ὀνίνημι]].) </span>

|etymtx=-ατος<br />Grammatical information: n.<br />Meaning: [[utility]], [[value]], [[help]], [[refreshment]] pl. [[refreshments]], [[foods]], [[valuables]], [[gifts]] (Il.).<br />Other forms: pl. <b class="b3">-ατα</b> n.<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [754] <b class="b2">*h₃neh₂-</b> [[help]], [[be useful]]<br />Etymology: False writing for <b class="b3">ὄνη-(Ϝ)αρ</b> < <b class="b3">*ὄνα-Ϝαρ</b>. Verbal noun of [[ὀνίνημι]] (s. v.); cf. <b class="b3">ἀλείατα</b> (s. [[ἀλέω]]), <b class="b3">εἶδαρ</b> (s. [[ἔδω]]) a.o. (Schwyzer 519 f.).