ὄχα

ocha

far

Appears 20 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ὄχα, Ep. Adv., used by Hom. only as intens. before the Sup. ἄριστος, ὄχʼ ἄριστος A. far the best, Il. 1.69, al.; cf. ἔξοχα. (Prob. from ἔχω to hold; ὄχα is to ὀχυρός as the old Germ. fast very, to fest fast, tight.)
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