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ὄβριμος

ὄβριμος, strong, mighty

ὄβρῐμος, ον, also α, ον E. Or. 1454 (lyr.):—
  • strong, mighty, epith. of Ares, Il. 5.845, al.; of Achilles, 19.408; of Hector, 8.473; also of things, ὄ. ἔγχος 3.357, etc.; ἄχθος Od. 9.233; θυρεός, λίθος, ib. 241, 305; ὕδωρ Il. 4.453; ἐβρόντησε ὄβριμον he thundered mightily, Hes. Th. 839; ὄ. ἔργα deeds of might, Tyrt. 11.27.—Ep. word, rare in Trag., ἄνδρες ὄ. A. Th. 794; μῖσος ὄ. Id. Ag. 1411 (lyr.); Ἰδαία μᾶτερ ὀ. E. l.c. —The form ὄμβριμος is a freq. f.l., as in Il. 5.845, al., Pi. O. 4.8, P. 9.27, A. Th. l.c. (Cf. βριμός· μέγας, χαλεπός, Hsch., to which ὄβριμος may be related as Ὀβριμώ [ῑ] Lyc. 698 to Βριμώ, Ὀβριαρεύς to Βριαρεύς, EM 346.41, and Ὀβριάρεως to Βριάρεως; cf. also βρίμη, βριμάομαι, βριαρός.)

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