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οἴνη

οἴνη, the vine

οἴνη2, the ace

οἴνη (A) (v. οἶνος), ἡ, old name for
  • the vine, Hes. Op. 572, Sc. 292; Διονύσου οἴνα E. Ba. 535, cf. Ph. 229, Hyps.Fr. 58.4 (all lyr.), MoschioTrag. 6.12; βοτρυώδεος οἴνης Epigr.Gr. 88.5; γάνος οἴνας IG 3.779.6; ἀδευκέας οἴνας Orph. Fr. 282: once in Prose, Hecat. 15J.
      • 2 = οἶνος, wine, AP 6.334 (Leon.), Nic. Th. 622.
οἴνη (B), ἡ,
  • the ace on dice, Achae. 56: Ion. prov., ἢ τρὶς ἓξ ἢ τρεῖς οἶναι Zen. 4.23:—also οἶνος, ὁ, Poll. 7.204 (οἰνός codd.); and οἰνίζειν· τὸ μονάζειν κατὰ γλῶσσαν, Hsch. (Cf. OLat. oinos = unus, Goth. ains, OE. án ‘one’.)

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