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ὁμοκλή

ὁμοκλή, threat, rebuke, threatening sounds; attack

ὁμοκλ-ή, ἡ, or ὀμοκλή (v. foreg., fin.),
  • threat, reproof, rebuke, οἱ δὲ ἄνακτος ὑποδδείσαντες ὁ. Il. 12.413; χαλεπαὶ δὲ ἀνάκτων εἰσὶν ὁ. Od. 17.189; νήκουστος ὁμοκλέων deaf to reproaches, Emp. 137.3; of the threatening shouts of an attacking enemy, μάχῃ ἔνι μεῖναι ὁμοκλήν Il. 16.147; of shouts addressed to horses, τοὶ δʼ ὑπʼ ὀμοκλῆς ῥίμφʼ ἔφερον θοὸν ἅρμα h.Cer. 88, Hes. Sc. 341; of the sound of flutes, ἐν αὐλῶν παμφώνοις ὁμοκλαῖς Pi. I. 5(4).27, cf. A. Fr. 57.5 (anap.).
    • II in later Ep., onset, attack, βορέαο ὁ. Nic. Th. 311; of Sirius, Κυνὸς δριμεῖαν ὁ. Opp. H. 1.152; of fire, ib. 4.14, cf. Q.S. 6.614, al., Man. 2.374. (Etym. dub.; signf. II perh. arose from misinterpr. of Il. 16.147.)

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