ὄσσομαι
ossomai
oqṷ-yo-
Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ὄσσομαι, (ὄσσε) Ep. Verb, used only in pres. and impf. without augm., pres. (I.-E. A. oqṷ-yo-) corresponding to fut. ὄψομαι (v. ὄψ) : Act. ὄσσω only EM 562.6,673.11 : prop. see, look, as in 4.318, cf. ὄμμασι λοξὸν ὑποδρὰξ ὀσσομένη Fr.anon.63, and in the compd. προτιόσσομαι (q.v.) : but mostly, II. see in spirit or with the mindʼs eye, ὀσσόμενος πατέρʼ ἐσθλὸν ἐνὶ φρεσίν Od. 1.115, cf. 20.81. 2. presage, have foreboding of, κακὰ δʼ ὄσσετο θυμός 10.374, cf. 18.154 ; ὄσσοντο γὰρ ἄλγεα θυμῷ Il. 18.224. 3. by imparting such presages to others, forebode, used only of evil, ὡς ὅτε πορφύρῃ πέλαγος μέγα κύματι κωφῷ ὀσσόμενον λιγέων ἀνέμων λαιψηρὰ κέλευθα 14.17 ; esp. by look or mien, κάκʼ ὀσσόμενος boding evil by his looks, 1.105 ; of two eagles, ὄσσοντο ὄλεθρον boded death, Od. 2.152 ; οὐ μὲν γάρ τοι ἐγὼ κακὸν ὀσσομένη τόδʼ ἱκάνω Il. 24.172, cf. Th. 551.
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