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ὄνειος

ὄνειος, of an ass

ὄνειος2, useful

ὄνειος (A), α, ον,
  • of an ass, Ar. Eq. 1399; ὄ. γάλα assʼs milk, D. ap. Phylarch. 75 J., Arist. HA 522a28; ὄ. ἀσκός an assʼs skin, Plb. 8.21.3; τὰς ὀνείας ματτύας a hash of assʼs flesh, Sophil. 4.5: prov., Σκύθης ὄνειον δαῖτα Com.Adesp. 717.
    • II Subst. ὀνεία (sc. δορά), ἡ, assʼs skin, Babr. 7.13.
ὄνειος (B), Ion. ὀνήϊος, ον, (ὀνίνημι)
  • useful, Nic. Al. 627, Hsch. (in form ὄνια):—written ὄνιος in Tz.ad Lyc. 621, Suid.: Ion. Sup. ὀνήϊστος, η, ον (ος, ον prob. in Hp. Flat. 1, v. Hermes 46.274), most useful, serviceable, Anaxag. 4, Pythag. ap. D.L. 8.49 (cf. Call. Iamb. 1.132, 200), Heraclit. 121, Hp. l.c., Phoen. 4, Aret. CA 1.4, etc.; ὀνήϊστον πονέεσθαι exert yourselves to the utmost, A.R. 2.335; ὕδρωπος ὀνήϊστα the most effectual remedy for the dropsy, Aret. CD 2.2.

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