ὄμβρος
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storm of rain, thunder-storm
Appears 31 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ὄμβρος (A), ὁ, A. storm of rain, thunder-storm, sent by Zeus, ὅτʼ ἐπιβρίσῃ Διὸς ὄ. Il. 5.91 ; χειμάρρους . . ὀπαζόμενος Διὸς ὄμβρῳ 11.493 ; ὡς δʼ ὅτʼ ἂν ἀστράπτῃ πόσις Ἥρης . . , τεύχων ἢ πολὺν ὄ. κτλ. 10.6 ; of a storm at sea, Supp. 26.4 ; ὄ. λάβρος 8.12 ; dist. fr. ὑετός or common rain, Mu. 394a31 ; but sts., heavy rain, 8.98, Tr. 146, Tr. 78 : in pl., rains, ὄ. πολλοὶ καὶ λάβροι 4.50, cf. 2.25, P. 4.81, OC 350. 2. generally, water, as an element, μήτε γῆ, μήτʼ ὄ. ἱερός, μήτε φῶς OT 1428, cf. 98.2,21.5 : f.l. for ὄλβος in Ant. 953 ; ὄ. ἀναγκαῖοι urine, C. 4.443. 3. inundation, τῶν παρακειμένων ὑδάτων PTeb. 61 (b).133 (ii B.C.), al. ; ὀχετοὺς ἀγαγεῖν οἳ ἄξουσιν τὸν ὄ. εἰς τὰς ἐξαγωγούς PCair.Zen. 383.13(iii B.C.). II. metaph., storm, shower, ἐν πολυφθόρῳ Διὸς ὄ., of a battle, I. 5(4).49 ; δέδοικα δʼ ὄμβρου κτύπον . . τὸν αἱματηρόν Ag. 1533 (lyr.) ; μέλας ὄ. χάλαζά θʼ αἱματοῦσσʼ (χαλάζης αἵματος codd.) OT 1279 ; ὄμβρῳ δακρυόεντι D. 16.345 ; πυρὸς ὄμβροι H. 3.22 ; ἡδὺς ὄ. ἀοιδῆς AP 9.364 (Nestor).
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