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ὄχος

ὄχος, a carriage, shelter

ὄχος, ὁ, (ϝέχω)
  • carriage, used by Hom. in heterocl. neut. pl. ὄχεα, τά, even of a single chariot, ἐξ ὀχέων Il. 4.419, etc. (so Pi. O. 4.13, P. 9.11); and in poet. dat. ὄχεσφι, -φιν, σὺν ἵπποισιν καὶ ὄχεσφι Il. 4.297, cf. 5.28, 107, etc.: later also in masc. pl., ἐπὶ χρυσέοισιν ὄχοισιν h.Cer. 19; ἐπʼ εὐκύκλοις ὄχοις, of the Scythian wagons, A. Pr. 710, cf. E. Andr. 1019 (lyr.), Supp. 676, al.: also in sg., Pi. O. 6.24 (in poet. form ὄκχοσ, A. Ag. 1070, Hdt. 8.124, Critias 2.3: periphr., ἁρμάτων ὄχος or ὄχοι, = ὄχημα, E. Hipp. 1166, IT 370, Ph. 1190; ὄ. ταχυήρης, of a ship, A. Supp. 32 (anap.).
      • 2 τρόχαλοι ὄχοι the swift or round bearers of the chariot, i.e. the wheels, E. IA 146 (anap.).
    • II anything which holds, λιμένες νηῶν ὄχοι roadsteads for ships, harbours, Od. 5.404, Orph. A. 1200.
      • 2 νεῦρα τῆς ὑστέρης τὰ καλεόμενα ὄχοι Hp. Mul. 2.204 (v.l. ὄσχοι); cf. ὀχεύς I.4.
    • III perh. = ὀχετός, μισθωτοῖς τοὺς ὄ. ἀνακαθάρασι τοὺς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ IG ΙΙ(2).203 A 33 (Delos, iii B. C.).

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