οἴαξ: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ᾱκος, Ion. οἴηξ, ηκος, ὁ, prop. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[handle of rudder]], [[tiller]] (<span class="bibl">Poll.1.89</span>), <b class="b3">πηδαλίων οἴακος ἀφέμενος</b> (cf. [[πηδάλιον]]) <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Plt.</span>272e</span>: generally, [[helm]], οἴακος εὐθυντῆρος ὑστάτου νεώς <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>717</span>; στρέφειν οἴακα <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Hel.</span>1591</span>: pl., <b class="b3">οἰάκων φύλαξ</b> ib.<span class="bibl">1578</span>; οἴακες εὐπρύμνου νεώς <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">IT</span>1357</span>; τὸν οἴακα εἴσω ἄγειν ἢ ἔξω Pl.<span class="title">Alc.</span>1.117c. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> metaph., [[helm of government]], ἐν πρύμνῃ πόλεως οἴ. νωμῶν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>3</span>; πραπίδων οἴ. νέμων <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ag.</span>802</span> (anap.); χαλινῶν ἔργον οἰάκων θ' ἅμα <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>869</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span> 795</span>; τὸν οἴ. στρέφει δαίμων ἑκάστῳ <span class="bibl">Anaxandr.4</span>; τύχης οἴ. <span class="title">IG</span>7.3226.5 (Orchom. Boeot.); = [[ὡροσκόπος]], Paul.Al.<span class="title">L.</span>2. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> in <span class="bibl">Il.24.269</span>, [[οἴηκες]] are prob. [[rings of the yoke]], through which pass the reins for guiding the mules, cf. [[ἕστωρ]].</span>