ᾤα

A. = μηλωτή, sheepskin, Hermipp. 57 (anap.), cf. Poll. 10.181, Hsch.; στέγασμα, εἴ τι βόλεστε, ἀποπέμψαι ἢ ὤας ἢ διφθέρας ὡς εὐτελεστάτας καὶ μὴ σισυρωτάς SIG 1259 (Athens, iv B. C.).

2. garment of this material, a sort of drawers or apron, used by bathers, περιζωσάμενος ᾤαν λουτρίδα, κατάδεσμον ἥβης Theopomp.Com. 37; ᾤαν λούμενος (Bentl. for λουμένῳ)προζώννυται Pherecr. 62; worn at certain sacred rites, Hermipp. 53 (anap.).

II. = ὄα (B).1, border or fringe of a garment, = τὸ κράσπεδον τοῦ ἱματίου, Ar. ap. Lex.Mess. p.411 (σὺν τῷ ι, but Phot. and Eust. cite (Fr. 228) the same play for ὀαὶ τῶν ἱματίων); τὴν ᾤαν τοῦ ἐνδύματος LXX Ps. 132(133).2, cf. Gal. 18(1).776, dub. cj. in Aen.Tact. 31.23 (bis); ᾤαν ἔχον κύκλῳ τοῦ περιστομίου, ἔργον ὑφάντου, ἵνα μὴ ῥαγῇ LXX Ex. 28.28, cf. 36.31; Eust. speaks of the χρυσῆ ᾤα of Odysseus, 1828.53.

2. generally, edge, ἐς τὰν ἄνω ὠίαν τᾶς πέτρας GDI 5075.59 (Crete); ἡ ὤα τοῦ ἄντρου τῆς μεγάλης πέτρας ἦν τὸ μεσαίτατον Longus 1.4; τὰν βωίαν (i. e. vωίαν)Ὀρυκόππαν GDI 5024 A 24 (Crete); στεφάνυσι [δέ] ἑκατ’ ὤιαν ἐκόσμιον summit, dub. in Corinn. Supp. 1.26.—Gramm. vary in spelling, ὄα Poll. 7.62, Hdn.Gr.2.271; ὄα and ᾤα Hsch.; ᾦα Theognost. Can. 106; ὦα Eust. (v. supr.), quoting Ael.Dion. Fr. 266 (whose lexicon gave both ὄα and ᾦα) and an anonymous lexicon which gave ὀαὶ ἱματίων(ὀξυτόνως καὶ συνεσταλμένως, = Ar. Fr. 228): SIG 1259 (v. supr.) is by a half-educated writer: Eust. considers ᾤα to be contr. from οἰέη or ὀΐα, 877.53, 1828.51.