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ὄσσε

ὄσσε, the two eyes

ὄσσε, τώ, prop. neut. dual,
  • the two eyes, nom. and acc. freq. in Hom., who however adds the Adj. in the pl., ὄ. φαεινά, αἱματόεντα, Il. 13.435, 616 (dual φαεινώ 14.236): and the Verb in the sg., πυρὶ δʼ ὄ. δεδήει 12.466; ὀξύτατον κεφαλῆς ἒκ δέρκεται ὄ. 23.477; ἐν δέ οἱ ὄ. δαίεται Od. 6.131: later gen. pl. ὄσσων Hes. Th. 826, A. Pr. 400 (lyr.), Supp.Epigr. 3.400.5 (Delph., iii B.C.); dat. ὄσσοις, ὄσσοισι, Hes. Sc. 145, 426, 430, Sapph. 29, A. Pr. 144 (lyr.), 679, Ag. 469 (lyr.), S. Ant. 1231, Ichn. 47, etc.; Eust. 58.28 cites also dat. ὄσσει, and Hsch. gen. pl. ὀσσέων. (Prob. I.-E. oqṷ-ye, cf. ὄσσομαι, ὄψομαι.)

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