οἶνοψ

οἶνοψ, οπος, ὁ, (ὄψ)

• wine-coloured, Hom. (never in nom.) epith. of the sea, wine-dark, Il. 23.316, Od. 5.132, 2.421; of oxen, wine-red, deep-red, βόε οἴνοπε Il. 13.703, Od. 13.32; also οἰ. Βάκχος AP 6.44; νύμφη οἴνοπα πῆχυν ἀνεῖλκε Tryph. 521.

οἶνοψ, οπος, weinfarbig, wie Wein aussehend ; bei Hom., der nirgends den nom. hat, Beiw. des unruhigen, wellenschlagenden Meeres (vgl. οἶνος u. πορφύρεος) Il. 23.316, Od. 2.421, 5.123 ; auch von der Farbe der Stiere, dunkelrot, Il. 13.703, Od. 13.32 ; u. so bei sp.D. = πορφύρεος, wie Tryph. 521. S. auch οἰνώψ u. οἰνωπός.

οἶνοψ

-οπος

[οἶνος + ὀπ-, See ὁράω.]

Dark in hue like wine.

• • 1

    Epithet of πόντος, wine-dark, purple Il. 2.613, Il. 5.771, Il. 7.88, Il. 23.143, 316 : Od. 1.183, Od. 2.421, Od. 3.286, Od. 4.474, Od. 5.132, etc.

  • 2

    Epithet of oxen, app., of the characteristic dark hue of most of the species, i.e. dark brown Il. 13.703 : Od. 13.32.

οἶνοψ , οπος: winy, wine-colored, epithet of the sea and of cattle, Od. 13.32.

οἶνοψ οἶν-οψ, οπος, ὤψ

• wine-coloured, wine-dark (never in nom.), ἐπὶ οἴνοπι πόντῳ Hom.; of oxen, wine-red, Hom.