ὀσμή

ὀσμή, ἡ, Att. form of the older ὀδμή (v. fin.), A. smell, odour, freq. of foul smells, δεινὴ δὲ θεείου γίγνεται ὀδμή Il. 14.415 ; πικρὸν ἀποπνείουσαι ἁλὸς . . ὀδμήν, of seals, Od. 4.406; ὀδμὰ . . κατὰ χῶρον κίδναται Pi. Fr. 129.6 ; ὀσμὴ βροτείων αἱμάτων A. Eu. 253 ; ὀσμὴν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ (sc. τοῦ νεκροῦ) . . πεφευγότες S. Ant. 412 ; κακὴ ὀσμή Id. Ph. 891: pl., βυρσῶν ὀσμὰς δεινάς Ar. Pax 753 ; ὀσμαὶ οὐκ ἀνεκτοί Th. 7.87, etc. ; but also of fragrant odours, ὡς καλὴν ὀσμὴν ἔχει E. Cyc. 153, cf. Ar. Ec. 1124 ; οἴνου ὀ. Alex. 222.4, Philem. 98.4 : hence, scent, perfume, X. Hier. 1.4, Ach.Tat. 2.38 ; on ὀ. as affecting the sense, cf. Arist. Sens. 440b28 sq., de An. 421a7 sq., Thphr. CP 6.1.1 sq. II. the sense of smell, = ὄσφρησις, Democr. 11, Hsch.—The older form ὀδμή (cf. ὄδωδα, ὄζ-ω, od-or) is alone used by Hom., Hdt., and Pi. ; it occurs also in A. Pr. 115 (lyr.), Democr. l. c., and in later Prose, Thphr. CP 6.14.1, al., Phylarch. 63 J., Diocl.Fr. 129, Anon.Lond. 34.38, etc. ; but ὀσμή is Att. acc. to Phryn. 71 ; also Ion., Hippon. in PSI 9.1089.11.