ὦκα

• quickly, swiftly, Il. 1.402, 5.88, Od. 6.317, etc.; strengthd., μάλʼ ὦ. Il. 2.52, Od. 2.8, etc.; ὦ. μάλʼ Il. 17.190, al.
• • • 2 of Time, ὦ. δʼ ἔπειτα immediately, Od. 17.329, Il. 18.527, al.:—Cleitorian (Arc.) word acc. to AB 1096.

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• • 1

    With speed, swiftly : ὦκα διέπρησσον πεδίοιο Il. 2.785= Il. 3.14. Cf. Il. 5.88, Il. 13.671= Il. 16.606, Il. 21.261, Il. 23.364 : ὦκα μεγάροιο διελθέμεν Od. 6.304. Cf. Od. 3.157, 176, Od. 4.586= Od. 17.149, Od. 15.182, 472, 555, Od. 24.413.

  • 2

    In short space, soon, before long, quickly, speedily, shortly : οὐδέ κέ μʼ ὦκα τέλος θανάτοιο κιχείη Il. 9.416. Cf. Il. 5.903, Il. 10.350, Il. 14.418, Il. 17.190, etc. : μάλα δʼ ὦκα δόμους ἵκανεν ἄνακτος Od. 17.255. Cf. Od. 12.427, Od. 14.352, Od. 20.27, Od. 21.50, etc.

  • 3

    Without delay or loss of time, with all speed, at once, forthwith, straightway : ὦχʼ ἑκατόγχειρον καλέσασα Il. 1.402. Cf. Il. 1.447, Il. 2.26, 52, Il. 7.337, 417, Il. 11.354, etc. : ὦκʼ ἐνήσομεν πόντῳ Od. 2.295. Cf. Od. 2.8, Od. 6.289, Od. 10.178, Od. 14.33, Od. 18.39, etc.

• • • 1quickly, swiftly, fast, Hom.; strengthd., μάλʼ ὦκα, ὦκα μάλʼ Hom.
    • 2of Time, ὦκα ἔπειτα immediately thereafter, Hom.