οἴαξ: Difference between revisions

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