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ὄμβρος

ombros

storm of rain, thunder-storm

Appears 15 times across Homer's epics.

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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, Alc. Supp. 26.4 ; ὄ. λάβρος Hdt. 8.12 ; dist. fr. ὑετός or common rain, Arist. Mu. 394a31 ; but sts., heavy rain, Hdt. 8.98, S. Tr. 146, E. Tr. 78 : in pl., rains, ὄ. πολλοὶ καὶ λάβροι Hdt. 4.50, cf. 2.25, Pi. P. 4.81, S. OC 350. 2. generally, water, as an element, μήτε γῆ, μήτʼ ὄ. ἱερός, μήτε φῶς Id. OT 1428, cf. Emp. 98.2,21.5 : f.l. for ὄλβος in S. Ant. 953 ; ὄ. ἀναγκαῖοι urine, Opp. 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, Pi. I. 5(4).49 ; δέδοικα δʼ ὄμβρου κτύπον . . τὸν αἱματηρόν A. Ag. 1533 (lyr.) ; μέλας ὄ. χάλαζά θʼ αἱματοῦσσʼ (χαλάζης αἵματος codd.) S. OT 1279 ; ὄμβρῳ δακρυόεντι Nonn. D. 16.345 ; πυρὸς ὄμβροι Opp. H. 3.22 ; ἡδὺς ὄ. ἀοιδῆς AP 9.364 (Nestor).
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