ὄρχαμος

ὄρχᾰμος, ὁ,

• leader, chief, early Ep. only in the phrases ὄρχαμος ἀνδρῶν Il. 2.837, al., Hes. Fr. 96.12, ὄρχαμε λαῶν Il. 14.102, al.; the former applied to the swineherd Eumaeus, Od. 14.22, 121, and the cowherd Philoetius, 20.185, 254.—Ep. word, used once by A., ὄ. στρατοῦ Pers. 129 (lyr.); ὄρχαμε τ[όξου] IG 1(2).516: in late Poetry without a gen., AP 11.284 (Pall.).

ὄρχαμος, (verwandt mit ἄρχομαι, od. von ἔρχομαι ?), der Vorangehende, der Erste, gew. ὄρχ. ἀνδρῶν u. ὄρχαμος λαῶν, von den Heerführern, oft in der Il., aber auch der Sauhirt Eumaios heißt ὄρχαμος ἀνδρῶν, Od. oft, wie der Rinderhirt Philoitios, 20.185. – Der Anführer, στρατοῦ, Aesch. Pers. 127 ; einzeln bei Sp. auch = κορυφαῖος, der Chorführer.

ὄρχαμος

-ου, ὁ.

A leader or chief. Applied to heroes Il. 2.837, Il. 6.99, Il. 14.102, Il. 17.12, etc. : Od. 3.400, Od. 4.156, Od. 10.538, Od. 15.167, etc.

To Eumaeus Od. 14.22, 121, Od. 15.351 = 389= Od. 16.36, Od. 17.184.

To Philoetius Od. 20.185, 254.

ὄρχαμος (ἄρχω): the first of a row, leader, chief; always w. ἀνδρῶν or λᾱῶν, said of heroes, and of Eumaeus and Philoetius, Od. 14.22, Od. 20.185.

ὄρχαμος ὄρχᾰμος, ὁ, ὄρχος

• the first of a row, a file-leader: then, generally, a leader, chief, Hom., Hes.