ὄχημα

ὄχημα, ατος, τό, A. anything that bears or supports: hence, Zeus is called γῆς ὄχημα stay of earth (γαιήοχος), E. Tr. 884. II. carriage, chariot, Hdt. 5.21, etc.: prop. mule-car, opp. ἅρμα (war-car), Pi. Fr. 106.6; also ὀ. ἱππικά S. El. 740; ἁρμάτων ὀχήματα E. Supp. 662; ὄ. ἵππειον, πωλικόν, Id. Alc. 67, Rh. 621, cf. Tim. Pers. 205; αὔρα, θεῶν ὄ. Trag.Adesp. 565; ἔπαρχος ὀχημάτων, = Lat. praefectus vehiculorum, IG 14.1072 (Rome, ii A. D.), cf. Supp.Epigr. 4.520.12 (Ephes., ii A. D.). 2. of ships, mostly with some addition, λινόπτερʼ ηὗρε ναυτίλων ὀ. A. Pr. 468; ὄ. ναός S. Tr. 656 (lyr.); νάϊον ὄ. E. IT 410 (lyr.); τὰ ὀ. τά τε πεζὰ καὶ τὰ ἐν τῇ θαλάττῃ Pl. Hp.Ma. 295d, cf. Phd. 113d. 3. of animals that are ridden, ὄ. κανθάρου a riding-beetle (as we say a riding-horse), Ar. Pax 866; of Arion‘s dolphin, App.Anth. 1.3; of a horse, Max.Tyr. 14.4. 4. metaph., vehicle, raft, ὄ. ἀοιδᾶν, as Pi. calls his ode, Fr. 124.1; ἐπὶ βεβαιοτέρου ὀ., λόγου θείου τινός, διαπορευθῆναι Pl. Phd. 85d; ὄ. τροφῆς, of water, Hp. Alim. 55 (but of the vena cava, Id. ap. Gal. UP 4.5); τὸ σιτίον οἷον ὀ. τῷ ὑγρῷ χρώμενον Plu. 2.698d; of honey as a vehicle for drugs, Gal. 10.300; σῶμα . . ψυχῆς λεπτὸν ὄ. Orac. ap. Hierocl. in CA 26p.478M.; of the supposed vehicle consisting of fine and indestructible matter informed by the soul, its spiritual body, Procl. Inst. 205, cf. Iamb. Myst. 5.12, Dam. Pr. 102; ἀχράντῳ ὀ. χρώμεναι τῷ . . κάλλει Procl. in Alc. p.33 C.