Ὀμιχῶ

I make water, I pass urine

Translated by David Whitehead20 Jul 2006Vetting: high5 revisions

2 words

A verb.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὀμιχῶ· ῥῆμα.

Betacode

*)omixw=: r(h=ma.

Notes

Variant of o)mei/xw: see LSJ s.v.
First attested in Hesiod, Works and Days 727 (web address 1): the injunction not to do this into the sun, which reappears as a Pythagorean maxim in Diogenes Laertius 8.17.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

ο257Ὅμιλοςcrowd ο258Ὁμίχληmist ο259ὈμιχῶI make water, I pass urine ο260ὌμνυμιI swear ο261Ὁμογάλακταςsuckled with the same milk, foster-siblings

Revision history5 revisions · last 14 Jan 2021

14 Jan 2021added a link — Catharine Roth
25 Jun 2013Revised — David Whitehead
28 Jul 2011Revised — David Whitehead
21 Jul 2006augmented note and keywords — David Whitehead
20 Jul 2006added note, set status — Catharine Roth
20 Jul 2006Translated — David Whitehead