οἶστρος
οἶστρος, the gadfly, breese
οἶστρος, ὁ,
- gadfly, breese, prob. Tabanus bovinus, an insect which infests cattle, τὰς μέν τʼ αἰόλος οἶ. ἐφορμηθεὶς ἐδόνησεν, ὥρῃ ἐν εἰαρινῇ Od. 22.300; of the fly that tormented Io, A. Supp. 541 (lyr.), Pr. 567 sq. (lyr.) (also called μύωψ, ib. 675, Supp. 308: but the two are distd. by Arist. HA 490a20, 596b14).
- 2 an insect that infests tunny-fish, prob. Brachiella thynni, ib. 557a27, 602a28.
- 3 a small insectivorous bird, perh. Sylvia trochilus, ib. 592b22.
- II metaph., a sting, anything that drives mad, κεραυνοῦ οἶ. E. HF 862; οἴστροις Ἐρινύων Id. IT 1456: abs., the smart of pain, agony, S. Tr. 1254.
- 2 any vehement desire, insane passion, Hdt. 2.93, E. Hipp. 1300, Pl. R. 577e, etc.; ὄρεξις μετὰ οἴστρου καὶ ἀδημονίας Epicur. Fr. 483: c. gen. objecti, κτεάνων for wealth, AP 11.389 (Lucill.): generally, madness, frenzy, S. Ant. 1002, E. Or. 791: pl., Id. Ba. 665; μανιάδες οἶ. Id. IA 548 (lyr.).
- 3 in good sense, zeal, οἶ. εἰς πᾶν ἀγαθὸν ἔργον PMasp. 3.13 (vi A. D.).
- III a throw at dice, Eub. 57.5.
οἶστρος, ου (ὁ)
I taon, insecte dont la piqûre rend les animaux furieux, Od. 22, 300 ; Eschl. Pr. 568 ; Plut. M. 55e, etc. ||
II p. ext.
1 aiguillon, d’où piqûre, et p. suite, transport de fureur, de douleur, de désir, Soph. Tr. 1254, etc. ; Eur. Hipp. 1300, etc. ; Plat. Rsp. 577e, etc., Plut. M. 994a ; τινος, Anth. 11, 389, désir furieux de qqn ou de qqe ch. ||
2 coup au jeu de dés, Eub. (Poll. 7, 205) ||
3 sorte d’oiseau, Arstt. H.A. 8, 3.
Étym. οἴσω ; cf. ὀϊστός.
1. horzel, steekvlieg:
2. overdr. steek, kwelling:
οἶστρος, ὁ (verwandt mit ὀϊστός), oestrus, die Bremse, die das Vieh verfolgt und plagt, ὥρῃ ἐν εἰαρινῇ, Od. 22.300 ; Plut. discr. ad. et. am. 16 u. a.Sp.; Aesch. oft bei der in die Kuh verwandelten Io, Ἰὼ οἴστρῳ ἐρεσσομένα, Suppl. 536, οἴστρου δʼ ἄρδις χρίει μʼ ἄπυρος, Prom. 881, 566 ; daher Stich, Stachel, auch übertr. von heftigen Leidenschaften, πρὶν ἐμπεσεῖν σπαραγμὸν ἤ τινʼ οἶστρον, Soph. Trach. 1244, κακῷ κλάζοντες οἴστρῳ καὶ βεβαρβαρωμένῳ, Ant. 989, Schol. μανίᾳ, von dem wütenden, Unglück prophezeienden Geschrei der Vögel ; oft Eur., σῆς γυναικὸς οἶστρον Hipp. 1300, μὴ θεαί μʼ οἴστρῳ κατάσχωσι, Or. 789 ; sp.D., bes. von Liebesraserei, τινός, Add. 8 (VII.51); Anacr. 31.28, 59.15 ; von Fischen, ἐπεάν σφεας ἐσίῃ οἶστρος κυΐσκεσθαι, Her. 2.93 ; ὑπʼ ἀνάγκης τε καὶ οἴστρου ἐλαύνεται, Plat. Phaedr. 240d, vgl. Rep. IX.577e ; οἶστρός τις κινεῖ σε ἐμφυόμενος ἐκ παλαιῶν ἀδικημάτων, Stachel, Legg. IX.854b ; Sp., im plur. neben πτοῖαι καὶ φυγαί Plut. prof. virt. sent. p. 262.
οἶστρος
ὁ.
The gad-fly or breeze Od. 22.300.
οἶστρος
- 1gadfly ]α βοῦς ὑπʼ οιστρ[ (of Io?) fr. 51f. b. [lemma οἴ- in print ed.]
οἶστρος : gadfly, Od. 22.300†.
οἶστρος, ὁ,
- Ithe gadfly, breese, Lat. asilus, an insect which infests cattle, Od., Aesch.
- IImetaph. a sting, anything that drives mad, Eur.: absol. the smart of pain, agony, Soph.
- 2mad desire, insane passion, Hdt., Eur., etc.:—generally, madness, frenzy, Soph., Eur.