ὀπάων

ὀπάων [ᾱ], ονος, ὁ, as in Hom. and Trag.; later Ion. ὀπέων, ωνος, Hdt. 9.50, 51, restored by Dind. in 5.111: (v. ὀπάζω fin.):—

• comrade in war, esquire, denoting the slight subordination in which one hero stood to another, as Meriones to Idomeneus, Il. 8.263, 10.58, etc.; Phoenix to Peleus, 23.360; so, = ὑπασπιστής, Hdt. 5.111.
• • • 2 generally, follower, attendant, B. 17.35 [Dith. 4.35], Hdt. 9.50, 51, A. Ch. 769, Supp. 492, 954, S. Ant. 1108; ὀ. μήλων a shepherd, Pi. P. 9.64; of a female, h.Cer. 440. —Cf. ὀπηδός.
  • II as Adj., following, ὀπάονι ῥιπῇ Opp. H. 5.489; ὀ. Νύμφην IG 14.1389i52.

ὀπάων, ονος, ὁ (ἕπομαι, vgl. ὀπαδός), Geleiter, Gefährte, der hinterhergeht, bes. Waffengefährte, untergeordnet dem, den er begleitet, wie Meriones ein ὀπάων des Idomeneus ist, Il. 8.263, 10.88 u. öfter, Phönix des Peleus, 23.360 ; μήλων, der die Schafe begleitet, Schafhirt, Pind. P. 9.66 ; σὺν φίλοις ὀπάοσι, Aesch. Suppl. 932, wie Ch. 758 ; Soph. Ant. 1095, die Begleiter, Diener, wie O.C. 1105 ; Eur. öfter ; bei Her. 5.111 dem vorangehenden ὑπασπιστής entsprechend ; einzeln bei sp.D., wie Opp. Hal. 5.489, wo es adj. gebraucht ist.

ὀπάων

-ονος, ὁ

[cf. ὀπάζω.]

• • 1

    = θεράπων 1 Il. 23.360.

  • 2

    = θεράπων 2 Il. 7.165=Il. 8.263, Il. 10.58, Il. 17.258.

  • 3

    Like θεράπων 3 Il. 17.610.

ὀπᾱων

• 1attendant i. e. shepherd. “Ἀπόλλων, ἀνδράσι χάρμα φίλοις, ἄγχιστον ὀπάονα μήλων” P. 9.64

ὀπάων , ονος (cf. ἕπω, ὀπάζω): attendant, ‘armor-bearer,’ ‘esquire.’ (Il.)

ὀπάων ὀπά_ων, ονος, ὁ, ὀπάζω

• • Ia comrade in war, an esquire, such as was Meriones to Idomeneus, Phoenix to Peleus, Il.