ὀμφαλόεις

ὀμφᾰλό-εις, εσσα, εν,

• having a navel or boss, ἀσπίδος -οέσσης of the shield with a central boss, Il. 6.118, Tyrt. 12.25, cf. Ar. Pax 1274; ζυγὸν-όεν yoke with a knob on the top, Il. 24.269, cf. ὀμφαλός II.2; οἰμωγὰς -οέσσας Ar. Pax 1278 (by comic transference from ἀσπίδας ὀ. ib. 1274); συκέης πόσιν -όεσσαν, prob. referring to a peculiar kind of fig (called ὀμφάλειος by Phot.), Nic. Al. 348; ἄρκτον -όεσσαν, because pointing to the pole (ὀμφαλός) of the heavens, ib. 7.

ὀμφαλόεις, εσσα, εν, mit einem Nabel versehen, genabelt ; ἀσπὶς ὀμφαλόεσσα, der Schild, der in der Mitte einen nabelförmigen, nabelrunden Buckel hat, Il. oft, in der Od. 19.32 ; Ar. Pax 1240, wo 1244 komisch οἰμωγὰς ᾄδων ὀμφαλοέσσας verbunden ist ; eben so ζυγὸν ὀμφαλόεν, das in der Mitte mit einer buckelförmigen Erhöhung verschene Joch, Il. 24.269 ; einzeln bei sp.D., wie Nic. Al. 7 das Gestirn des Bären ἄρκτος ὀμφαλόεσσα nennt, vielleicht weil es am Pol steht.

ὀμφαλόεις

-όεσσα, -όεν

[ὀμφαλός.]

• • 1

    Furnished with a boss.

    Epithet of shields (cf. ὀμφαλός 2) Il. 4.448, Il. 6.118, Il. 12.161, Il. 22.111, etc.: Od. 19.32.

  • 2

    Of the yoke of a chariot, furnished with a boss (cf. ὀμφαλός 3) Il. 24.269.

ὀμφαλόεις , εσσα, εν: furnished with an ὀμφαλός or ὀμφαλοί, bossy, studded, epith. of shield, yoke. (Il.)

ὀμφαλόεις ὀμφᾰλόεις, εσσα, εν

• having a navel or boss, ἀσπίδος ὀμφαλοέσσης of the shield with a central boss, Il.; ζυγὸν ὀμφαλόεν a yoke with a knob on the top, Il.