ὅμιλος

ὅμῑλ-ος, Aeol. ὄμιλλος EM 658.55: ὁ: (ὁμός, ἴλη)

• any assembled crowd, throng of people, for a feast, Od. 1.225; for a spectacle, Il. 18.603, 23.651, cf. Pi. P. 9.123, al., A. Pers. 123, al., E. Cyc. 100, al., Hdt. (v. infr.): rare in Att. Com. and Prose, as Cratin. 323, Th. 2.65, 4.112; esp. the mass of the people, the crowd, opp. the chiefs, προπάροιθεν ὁμίλου Il. 3.22; ὅ. Δαναῶν, Τρώων, etc., 19.402, 4.86, al.; ἵππων καὶ ἀνδρῶν ὅ. 10.338; τὸν ψιλὸν ὅ. the crowd of irregulars, opp. ὁπλῖται, Th. 4.125; mob, διδασκάλῳ χρείωνται ὁμίλῳ Heraclit. 104; ὁ πολλὸς ὅ. Hdt. 1.88, cf. 3.81; τυφλὸν δʼ ἔχει ἦτορ ὅ. ἀνδρῶν ὁ πλεῖστος Pi. N. 7.24; but also ὅ. πολλὸς μὲν Ἕλλην περιοικέει a large Hellenic population, Hdt. 5.23.
• • • • b of inanimate objects, [σῆμα] οὔ τι μεμιγμένον ἐστὶν ὁμίλῳ Od. 8.196.
    • 2 throng of battle, τὴν ἔξαγʼ ὁμίλου Il. 5.353, cf. 4.516, etc.; πρώτῳ ἐν ὁ. in the forefront of battle, 17.471: generally, tumult, confusion, βοῇ καὶ ὁμίλῳ Hdt. 9.59; σοφίῃ καὶ μὴ βίῃ καὶ ὁ. Id. 3.127.—The word seems not to be used in pl.

ὅμιλος, [ῑ], ὁ, jede versammelte Menschenmenge, zusammengekommene Schar, Versammlung ; bes. die Schar der gemeinen Krieger, im Ggstz des Anführers, ἐρχόμενον προτάροιθεν ὁμίλου, Il. 3.22 ; übh. der Kriegerschwarm, sowohl in geordneten Schlachtreihen als ungeordnet in dichtem Schlachtgedränge, Τρώων κατεδύσαθʼ ὅμιλον, 4.86, βὰν δʼ ἰέναι καθʼ ὅμιλον ἀνὰ στρατὸν εὐρὺν Ἀχαιῶν, 209 ; τὴν ἔξαγʼ ὁμίλου, aus dem Schlachtgedränge, 5.353 ; ἵππων τε καὶ ἀνδρῶν κάλλιφʼ ὅμιλον, 10.338, öfter ; so auch Pind., προμάχων ἀνʼ ὅμιλον, I. 6.35, Νομάδων διʼ ὅμιλον, P. 9.127 ; Σκύθης ὅμιλος, Aesch. Prom. 415 ; τραπέντα ναύφρακτον ἐρεῖς ὅμιλον ; das Flottengeschwader, Pers. 986 ; ναύταν οὐκέθʼ ὁρῶν ὅμιλον, Eur. Hec. 921 ; πᾶς εἰς θέαν ὅμιλος ἔρχεται δρόμῳ, 21.427 ; Σατύρων, Cycl. 100 ; θοινατόρων, Ion 1206 ; ὅμιλος δημότης, Ar. Pax 886 ; ὁ πολλὸς ὅμιλος, der große Haufen, Her. 1.88 ; aber auch βοῇ καὶ ὁμίλῳ ἐπήϊσαν, 9.59 ; von einer Kriegerschar braucht es auch Thuc., καὶ τὸν ψιλὸν ὅμιλον ἐς μέσον λαβών, 4.125. – Einzeln auch in späterer Prosa, von jeder großen Menge, Schwarm, Luc. luct. 2, ὅμιλος αὐλητής Asin. 37 ; auch von leblosen Dingen, Menge, Haufen.

ὅμιλος

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• • 1

    An assembly, concourse, company: πολλὸς χορὸν περιίσταθʼ ὁ. Il. 18.603. Cf. Il. 7.183, 186, Il. 22.462, Il. 23.651, 804, 813, Il. 24.712: Od. 1.225, Od. 8.109, Od. 15.328, Od. 16.29, Od. 17.67, 564, 590, Od. 23.303.

    In dat. ὁμίλῳ, in a body: ἦλθον ὁμίλῳ προτὶ ἄστυ Il. 21.606. Cf. Il. 13.50, 87.

    In reference to inanimate objects: οὔ τι μεμιγμένον ἐστὶν ὁμίλῳ [σημάτων] (the mass of . . .) Od. 8.196.

  • 2

    A throng gathered for or engaged in battle, the battle-throng: ἐρχόμενον προπάροιθεν ὁμίλου Il. 3.22. Cf. Il. 4.86, Il. 5.334, Il. 11.546 (in the direction of his friends), Il. 12.191, Il. 17.149 (to his friends), 471, Il. 19.402, Il. 20.178 (so far forth from the . . .). etc.: Od. 8.216, Od. 11.514.

    Sim.: μνηστήρων ἐς ὅμιλον ἀκοντίσαι (ἀκόντισαν) Od. 22.263, 282.

    So of a host in bivouac Il. 10.231, 338, 433, 499, 517, 545.

    Of a body of men gathered to attack or attacking a beast: λέων ἀνδρῶν ἐν ὁμίλῳ Od. 4.791. Cf. Il. 15.588, Il. 20.173.

ὅμῑλος (-ος, -ον.)

• 1gathering παρθένον κεδνὰν χερὶ χειρὸς ἑλὼν ἆγεν ἱππευτᾶν Νομάδων διʼ ὅμιλον P. 9.123 μόλεν Δανάας ποτὲ παῖς ἐς ἀνδρῶν μακάρων ὅμιλον P. 10.46 τυφλὸν δʼ ἔχει ἧτορ ὅμιλος ἀνδρῶν ὁ πλεῖστος N. 7.24 φαινομέναν δʼ ἄρʼ ἐς ἄταν σπεῦδεν ὅμιλος ἱκέσθαι i. e. the army of the Seven against Thebes N. 9.21 εὐανθέʼ ἀπέπνευσας ἁλικίαν προμάχων ἀνʼ ὅμιλον I. 7.35 ἔιδεν οὔτε πατρωίαις ἐν ἀρούραις ἵππους Μυρμιδόνων, χαλκοκορυστὰν ὅμιλον ἐγείρων (χαλκοκορυστᾶν ὁμίλει Wil.) Πα. 6. 108. ὃς Δολόπων ἄγαγε θρασὺν ὅμιλον fr. 183.

ὅμιλος : throng, crowd; in the Iliad freq. of the crowd and tumult of battle, Il. 5.553, Il. 10.499.

ὅμιλος ὅμ-ῑλος, ὁ, ὁμός, ἴλη

• • • 1any assembled crowd, a throng of people, Hom., Hdt., Aesch.: the mass of the people, the crowd, opp. to the chiefs, Il.; ὁ ψιλὸς ὅμ. the crowd of irregulars, as opp. to the ὁπλῖται, Thuc.
    • 2the throng of battle, Il.; πρώτῳ ἐν ὁμ., Lat. in prima acie, Il.: generally tumult, confusion, Hdt.