ὀλοφώϊος
ὀλοφώϊος, destructive, deadly
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ὀλοφώια Adjective: neuter nominative plural, Adjective: neuter vocative plural, Adjective: neuter accusative plural of ὀλοφώϊος
ὀλοφώϊος, ον, Ep. Adj.
- destructive, deadly, Hom. only in Od. and in neut. pl., ὀ. δήνεα pernicious arts or plots, 10.289; ὀλοφώϊα εἰδώς versed in pernicious arts, 4.460, 17.248; πάντα δέ τοι ἐρέω ὀλοφώϊα τοῖο γέροντος ib. 410; in later Ep., λύκων ὀ. ἔρνος Theoc. 25.185; ὀ. ἰός Nic. Th. 327. (The notion of destruction, necessary in Theoc. and Nic. ll. cc., and assumed by Hsch., is perh. not certain in Hom., where ὀ. may mean simply deceptive, tricky: perh. akin to ἐλεφαίρομαι.)
ὀλο·φώϊος, ος, ον, funeste, malfaisant, Od. 4, 410, 460 ; 10, 289 ; 17, 248, etc. (seul. au pl. neutre) ; Thcr. Idyl. 25, 185.
Étym. ὀλοός, φώς.
ὀλοφώϊος, (ὄλλυμι, schwerlich mit φώς, menschenverderbend, zusammengesetzt, wie es die Alten erkl.), verderblich, Verderben und Tod bringend ; ὀλοφώϊα δήνεα Κίρκης, Od. 10.289, wie ohne den Zusatz, πάντα δέ τοι ἐρέω ὀλοφώϊα τοῖο γέροντος, 4.410, die verderblichen Künste und Ränke ; ὀλοφώϊα εἰδώς, vom Proteus, 4.460, sich auf verderbliche Dinge verstehend, wie 17.248 ; einzeln bei sp.D., wie Nic. Ther. 2 ; λύκων ὀλοφώϊον ἔρνος Theocr. 25.185.
ὀλοφώϊος
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Crafty, cunning, malign: δήνεα κίρκης Od. 10.289.
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Absol. in neut. pl. ὀλοφώϊα
, wiles, craft, cunning: ὀλοφώϊα τοῖο γέροντος Od. 4.410, ὀλοφώϊα εἰδώς (with craft or cunning in his heart) Od. 4.460 (see εἴδω III.12).Connoting malignity Od. 17.248.
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ὀλοφώϊος
ὀλο-φώιος, ον,
- Epic adj. destructive, deadly, pernicious, Od.; ὀλοφώια εἰδώς versed in pernicious arts, Od. From !ολ, the Root of ὄλλυμι: the term. -φώιος has not been explained.