ὅμαδος

ὅμᾰδ-ος, ὁ,

• noise, din, esp. of the confused voices of a number of men (coupled with δοῦπος, the tramp of men), Il. 9.573, 23.234, Od. 10.556 (nowh. else in Od.); also opp. the sound of flutes and pipes, συρίγγων τʼ ἐνοπὴν ὅμαδόν τʼ ἀνθρώπων Il. 10.13, cf. Pi. N. 6.38, Philyll. 5 (lyr.); ὅ. ἄλυρον ἔλεγον E. Hel. 185 (lyr.); rarely of a tempest, Il. 13.797.
• • II noisy throng or mob of warriors, 7.307, 15.689, 17.380: metaph., βίβλων ὅ. Pl. R. 364e.
  • III din of battle, Hes. Sc. 155, 257; χάλκεον στονόεντʼ . . ὅμαδον the din of brazen war, Pi. I. 8(7).27.—Ep. and Lyr., never in Trag., exc. in E. l.c. (lyr.), once in Pl. l.c.

ὅμαδος, ὁ (ὁμός), Lärm, Getöse, welches eine große Menschenmenge durch verworrenes Durcheinanderreden hervorbringt ; τῶν δὲ τάχʼ ἀμφὶ πύλας ὅμαδος καὶ δοῦπος ὀρώρει, Il. 9.573, vgl. 23.234, Od. 10.556 ; συρίγγων τʼ ἐνοπὴν ὅμαδόν τʼ ἀνθρώπων, 10.13 ; ὅμαδος ἀλίαστος ἐτύχθη, 12.471 ; auch vom Sturmeshrausen, 13.797. – Uebertr. die Menschenmenge selbst, ὁ μὲν μετὰ λαὸν Ἀχαιῶν ἤϊʼ, ὁ δʼ εἰς Τρώων ὅμαδον κίε, Il. 7.307, die lärmende Kriegerschar ; ἐνὶ πρώτῳ ὁμάδῳ Τρώεσσι μάχεσθαι, 17.380, vgl. 15.689 ; – Kampfeslärm ist es Hes. Sc. 155, 147, wie Pind. sagt χάλκεον στονόεντʼ ἀμφέπειν ὅμαδον, I. 7.25 ; aber Χαρίτων ὁμάδῳ φλέγεν, N. 6.39, vom Gesange ; ὅμαδον ἔκλυον ἄλυρον, Eur. Hel. 185 ; die Menge übh., βίβλων ὅμαδον παρέχονται μουσαίου, Plat. Rep. II.364e.

ὅμαδος

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[ὁμός.]

• • 1

    A throng, concourse, company: ἐς Τρώων ὅμαδον κίεν Il. 7.307, ἐνὶ πρώτῳ ὁμάδῳ μάχεσθαι (in the forefront of the battle) Il. 17.380. Cf. Il. 15.689.

  • 2

    A roar or murmur of voices, uproar: ὅμαδος ἦν Il. 2.96. Cf. Il. 9.573, Il. 10.13, Il. 12.471=Il. 16.296, Il. 16.295, Il. 19.81, Il. 23.234: Od. 10.556.

    Of the roaring of wind Il. 13.797.

ὅμᾰδος

• 1throng παρὰ Κασταλίαν τε Χαρίτων ἑσπέριος ὁμάδῳ φλέγεν N. 6.38 ἀρίστευον παῖδες ἀνορέᾳ χάλκεον στονόεντʼ ἀμφέπειν ὅμαδον I. 8.25

ὅμαδος (ὁμός): din, properly of many voices together. (Il. and Od. 10.556.)

ὅμαδος ὅμᾰδος, ὁ, ὁμός

• • Ia noise, din, made by a number of people speaking together, Hom., Eur.; of a tempest, Il.
  • IIa noisy throng, Il.