ὄχθος

ὄχθος, ὁ,

• eminence, bank, hill, first in h.Ap. 17, Sapph. Supp. 13.11, Pi. O. 9.3, freq. in Hdt. (9.25, al.), A. (v. infr.), and E., as Ἄρειος ὄ. IT 961 of the Areopagus, cf. Hdt. 8.52; of a barrow or mound, A. Pers. 647, 659 (both lyr.), Ch. 4: rarely, like ὄχθη, of a riverʼs bank, v. ὄχθη sub fin. (ὄχθῳ ἐφεζόμενοι παρʼ Ἕβρον ποταμόν Ar. Av. 774 need not be taken in this sense).—In A. Ch. 954, dat. ὄχθει (as if from ὄχθος, εος, τό) is corrupt.
• • II tubercle in leprosy, Aret. SD 2.13, Ruf. ap. Orib. 45.28.3.
  • • 2 tubercle on plants, Archig. ap. Gal. 12.263, Man. 1.54.

ὄχθος, ὁ, Erderhöhung, Hügel ; H.h. Apoll. 17 ; Κρόνιος, Pind. Ol. 9.3, N. 11.25 ; ὑψηλός, Aesch. Pers. 459 ; Uferrand, Gestade, Ag. 1133 ; τύμβου ἐπʼ ὄχθῳ, Ch. 4 ; Ar. Ran. 1170 ; auch ohne Zusatz für Grabhügel, Aesch. Pers. 639, 650 ; Οἴτας ὑπὲρ ὄχθων, Soph. Phil. 719 ; Trach. 521 ; Ἰσμήνιον παρʼ ὄχθον, Eur. Suppl. 655 ; αἰτναῖος, Cycl. 114, öfter ; in Prosa, ἱζόμενον ἐπὶ Διὸς Λυκαίου ὄχθον, Her. 4.203, vgl. 8.52, 9.25 ; Sp., wie Pol. 18.3.4.

ὄχθος

• 1hill Κρόνιον παρʼ ὄχθον O. 9.3 “ἐπὶ λαὸν ἀγείραις νασιώταν ὄχθον ἐς ἀμφίπεδον” to Cyrene P. 9.55 παρʼ εὐδένδρῳ μολὼν ὄχθῳ Κρόνου N. 11.25

ὄχθος, ὁ, later form of ὄχθη

• a bank, hill, Hhymn., Hdt., Attic: a barrow or mound, Lat. tumulus, Aesch.