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ὄμφαξ

omphax

unripe grape

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1. ὄμφαξ · omphax — Beekes

ὄμφαξ, -ἄκος [f.] ‘unripe grape’ (ἡ 125), also of olives (Poll.); metaph. of a young girl, an undeveloped nipple, etc. (poet.). < PG(S,v)> eVAR Late also [m.]. *DER 1. ὀμφάκιον [n.] ‘juice of unripe grapes or olives’ (Hp., pap.); 2. ὀμφακίς, -ἰδος [f.] “cup of a certain kind of oak’ (Paul. Aeg.), because of the astringent taste; 3. ὀμφακ-ίας (οἶνος) [m.] ‘wine of sour grapes’ (Gal.), metaph. ‘sour, unripe’ (Ar., … — [Beekes, s.v. ὄμφαξ, p. 1132]

2. ὄμφαξ · omphax — Chantraine

ὄμφαξ, -ἄκος : f. (m. parfois en grec tardif) « raisin vert » (Od. 7,125, ion.-att., etc.), dit aussi d'olives (Poll. 5,67), au figuré dit d’une très jeune fille (poésie tardive), s'applique à l'aigreur de la colère, notamment dans l'expression ὄμφακας βλέπειν (com), cf. Taillardat, Images d'Aristophane 8 360. Rares composés : ὀμφακό-μελι, ὀμφακο-ράξ. Dérivés : 1. ὀμφάκιον n. « jus de raisin vert » ou «d'olives … — [Chantraine, s.v. ὄμφαξ, p. 818]

3. ὄμφαξ · omphax — Frisk

ὄμφαξ, -ἄκος f. (spät auch m.) “Herling, unreife saure Wein- — [Frisk, s.v. ὄμφαξ, p. 1364]

4. ὄμφαξ · omphax — LSJ

unripe grape

unripe grape (cf. Dsc. 5.5), πάροιθε δέ τʼ ὄμφακές εἰσιν ἄνθος ἀφιεῖσαι Od. 7.125 ; ὅτʼ ὄ. αἰόλλονται Hes. Sc. 399 : sg. as collective, ὅταν δὲ τεύχῃ Ζεὺς ἀπʼ ὄμφακος πικρᾶς οἶνον A. Ag. 970 ; so freq. in Hp., Ulc. 12, Acut. (Sp.) 32 [was: 65], al., cf. Plu. QConv. 2.648f ; εἶτʼ ἦμαρ αὔξει μέσσον ὄμφακος τύπον S. Fr. 255.5 ; also of other fruits, as olives, Poll. 5.67.

II young girl not yet ripe for marriage

metaph., young girl not yet ripe for marriage, AP 5.19 (Honest.), 12.205 (Strat.), JRS 18.30 (Tembris) ; τί τρυγᾷς ὄμφακας ἡλικίης ; (epitaph of a boy, addressed to Pluto) IG 14.769 (Naples).

2 the unripe hard breasts

the unripe hard breasts of a young girl, ὄμφακα μαζοῦ Tryph. 34 ; but ὄμφακι μαζῷ, as Adj., Nonn. D. 1.71, 48.957 ; cf. ὀμφάκιον II.

3 sour grapes, sour, sour-grape looks

ὄμφακας βλέπειν look sour grapes, look sour (cf. βλέπω II), Com.Adesp. 877 : hence τὰς ὀφρῦς σχάσασθε καὶ τὰς ὄ. your scornful brows and sour-grape looks, Pl.Com. 32 ; cf. ὀμφακίας II.

b

prov., ὑγιέστερος ὄμφακος Com.Adesp. 910.

4 a gem, used for seals

a gem, used for seals, Thphr. Lap. 30. [Always ᾰ, since στόμφᾱκα has been restored by Gaisf. in Ar. Fr. 624.]

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. ὄμφαξ (scan p. 1132; entry #4564).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ὄμφαξ (scan p. 818; entry #5933).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. ὄμφαξ (scan p. 1364; entry #4268).

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