ὄχος

A. 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; ἐπ’ 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 1.4.

III. perh. = ὀχετός, μισθωτοῖς τοὺς ὄ. ἀνακαθάρασι τοὺς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ IG 11(2).203 A 33 (Delos, iii B. C.).