ὄζος
ozos
bough, branch, twig
Appears 19 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ὄζος, ὁ, Aeol. ὔσδος 93 :—A. bough, branch, twig, Il. 1.234, 2.312, al., Th. 30, P. 4.263, etc. : prop. the knot or eye from which a branch or leaf springs, Juv. 468b25, HP 1.1.9, SD 2.9 ; τυφλοὶ ὄ. unproductive eyes, mere knots, HP 1.8.4 ; σκύταλον κεχαραγμένον ὄζοις 17.31 ; σάρκινος ὄ., of the ear, 99. II. metaph., offshoot, scion, ὄ. Ἄρηος, as epith. of famous warriors, Il. 2.540, 12.188, al. ; τὼ Θησείδα ὄζω Ἀθηνῶν Hec. 123 (anap.); χρυσοῦ ὄ. ἀδάμας ἐκλήθη Ti. 59b. (Cf. Goth. asts, ast : in the phrase ὄζος Ἄρηος ὄ. perh. means follower, servant, cf. ὀζειέα and ἄοζος.)
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