ὄζω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ὄσδω (ósdō) — Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *óďďō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-ye-, from *h₃ed-. Cognates include Latin odor and Lithuanian úosti.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /óz.dɔː/ → /ˈo.zo/ → /ˈo.zo/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /óz.dɔː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈo.zo/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈo.zo/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈo.zo/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈo.zo/

Verb

ὄζω • (ózō)

1. to smell (i.e. exude a scent) [with genitive]
   • 458 BCE, Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1310
   • 446 BCE – 386 BCE, Aristophanes, The Acharnians 192
   • 446 BCE – 386 BCE, Aristophanes, The Acharnians 852
   • 391 BCE, Aristophanes, Assemblywomen 524
   • 424 BCE, Aristophanes, The Knights 892
   • 425 BCE, Aristophanes, Lysistrata 616
   • 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds 50
   • 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds 398
   • 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds 1007
   • 422 BCE, Aristophanes, The Wasps 38
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 5.60
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 9.210
   • 5th century BC, Pherecrates, Fragmenta 67
   • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Alexander the Great 20
   • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Symposium 2.4
2. (impersonal) there is a smell
   • 421 BCE, Aristophanes, Peace 529
   • 388 BCE, Aristophanes, Plutus 1020
   • 422 BCE, Aristophanes, The Wasps 1059
   • 519 BCE – 422 BCE, Cratinus, Jun. 1
   • 500 BCE – 350 BCE, Hermippus, Collected Works 82.8
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 3.23
   • 445 BCE – 380 BCE, Lysias, Against Andocides 1
   • 5th century BC, Pherecrates, Fragmenta 25
   • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cynegeticus 5.1

Inflection

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὄζω	ὄζεις	ὄζει	ὄζετον	ὄζετον	ὄζομεν	ὄζετε	ὄζουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ὄζω	ὄζῃς	ὄζῃ	ὄζητον	ὄζητον	ὄζωμεν	ὄζητε	ὄζωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὄζοιμῐ	ὄζοις	ὄζοι	ὄζοιτον	ὀζοίτην	ὄζοιμεν	ὄζοιτε	ὄζοιεν
	imperative		ὄζε	ὀζέτω	ὄζετον	ὀζέτων		ὄζετε	ὀζόντων
		active
infinitive		ὄζειν
participle	m	ὄζων
	f	ὄζουσᾰ
	n	ὄζον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ὄζω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὄσδω	ὄσδεις	ὄσδει	ὄσδετον	ὄσδετον	ὄσδομες	ὄσδετε	ὄσδοντῐ
	subjunctive	ὄσδω	ὄσδῃς	ὄσδῃ	ὄσδητον	ὄσδητον	ὄσδωμες	ὄσδητε	ὄσδωντῐ
	optative	ὄσδοιμῐ	ὄσδοις	ὄσδοι	ὄσδοιτον	ὀσδοίτᾱν	ὄσδοιμες	ὄσδοιτε	ὄσδοιεν
	imperative		ὄσδε	ὀσδέτω	ὄσδετον	ὀσδέτων		ὄσδετε	ὀσδόντω
		active
infinitive		ὄσδεν
participle	m	ὄσδων
	f	ὄσδουσᾰ
	n	ὄσδον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Present: ὄσδω (Doric)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὦζον	ὦζες	ὦζε(ν)	ὤζετον	ὠζέτην	ὤζομεν	ὤζετε	ὦζον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ὦζον

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὦσδον	ὦσδες	ὦσδε(ν)	ὤσδετον	ὠσδέτᾱν	ὤσδομες	ὤσδετε	ὦσδον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Imperfect: ὦσδον (Doric)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὀζήσω	ὀζήσεις	ὀζήσει	ὀζήσετον	ὀζήσετον	ὀζήσομεν	ὀζήσετε	ὀζήσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀζήσοιμῐ	ὀζήσοις	ὀζήσοι	ὀζήσοιτον	ὀζησοίτην	ὀζήσοιμεν	ὀζήσοιτε	ὀζήσοιεν
		active
infinitive		ὀζήσειν
participle	m	ὀζήσων
	f	ὀζήσουσᾰ
	n	ὀζῆσον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ὀζήσω

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὀζέσω	ὀζέσεις	ὀζέσει	ὀζέσετον	ὀζέσετον	ὀζέσομεν	ὀζέσετε	ὀζέσουσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀζέσοιμῐ	ὀζέσοις	ὀζέσοι	ὀζέσοιτον	ὀζεσοίτην	ὀζέσοιμεν	ὀζέσοιτε	ὀζέσοιεν
		active
infinitive		ὀζέσειν
participle	m	ὀζέσων
	f	ὀζέσουσᾰ
	n	ὀζέσον
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Future: ὀζέσω (Ionic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὤζησᾰ	ὤζησᾰς	ὤζησε(ν)	ὠζήσᾰτον	ὠζησᾰ́την	ὠζήσᾰμεν	ὠζήσᾰτε	ὤζησᾰν
	subjunctive	ὀζήσω	ὀζήσῃς	ὀζήσῃ	ὀζήσητον	ὀζήσητον	ὀζήσωμεν	ὀζήσητε	ὀζήσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀζήσαιμῐ	ὀζήσειᾰς, ὀζήσαις	ὀζήσειε(ν), ὀζήσαι	ὀζήσαιτον	ὀζησαίτην	ὀζήσαιμεν	ὀζήσαιτε	ὀζήσειᾰν, ὀζήσαιεν
	imperative		ὄζησον	ὀζησᾰ́τω	ὀζήσᾰτον	ὀζησᾰ́των		ὀζήσᾰτε	ὀζησᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ὀζῆσαι
participle	m	ὀζήσᾱς
	f	ὀζήσᾱσᾰ
	n	ὀζῆσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ὤζησᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὤζεσᾰ	ὤζεσᾰς	ὤζεσε(ν)	ὠζέσᾰτον	ὠζεσᾰ́την	ὠζέσᾰμεν	ὠζέσᾰτε	ὤζεσᾰν
	subjunctive	ὀζέσω	ὀζέσῃς	ὀζέσῃ	ὀζέσητον	ὀζέσητον	ὀζέσωμεν	ὀζέσητε	ὀζέσωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀζέσαιμῐ	ὀζέσειᾰς, ὀζέσαις	ὀζέσειε(ν), ὀζέσαι	ὀζεσεῖτον	ὀζεσείτην	ὀζεσεῖμεν	ὀζεσεῖτε	ὀζεσεῖεν
	imperative		ὄζεσον	ὀζεσᾰ́τω	ὀζέσᾰτον	ὀζεσᾰ́των		ὀζέσᾰτε	ὀζεσᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ὀζέσαι
participle	m	ὀζέσᾱς
	f	ὀζέσᾱσᾰ
	n	ὀζέσᾰν
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms are based on conjecture. Use with caution. For more details, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Aorist: ὤζεσᾰ (Ionic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὤζηκᾰ	ὤζηκᾰς	ὤζηκε(ν)	ὠζήκᾰτον	ὠζήκᾰτον	ὠζήκᾰμεν	ὠζήκᾰτε	ὠζήκᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ὠζήκω	ὠζήκῃς	ὠζήκῃ	ὠζήκητον	ὠζήκητον	ὠζήκωμεν	ὠζήκητε	ὠζήκωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὠζήκοιμῐ, ὠζηκοίην	ὠζήκοις, ὠζηκοίης	ὠζήκοι, ὠζηκοίη	ὠζήκοιτον	ὠζηκοίτην	ὠζήκοιμεν	ὠζήκοιτε	ὠζήκοιεν
	imperative		ὤζηκε	ὠζηκέτω	ὠζήκετον	ὠζηκέτων		ὠζήκετε	ὠζηκόντων
		active
infinitive		ὠζηκέναι
participle	m	ὠζηκώς
	f	ὠζηκυῖᾰ
	n	ὠζηκός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ὤζηκᾰ

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὄδωδᾰ	ὄδωδᾰς	ὄδωδε(ν)	ὀδώδᾰτον	ὀδώδᾰτον	ὀδώδᾰμεν	ὀδώδᾰτε	ὀδώδᾱσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ὀδώδω	ὀδώδῃς	ὀδώδῃ	ὀδώδητον	ὀδώδητον	ὀδώδωμεν	ὀδώδητε	ὀδώδωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὀδώδοιμῐ, ὀδωδοίην	ὀδώδοις, ὀδωδοίης	ὀδώδοι, ὀδωδοίη	ὀδώδοιτον	ὀδωδοίτην	ὀδώδοιμεν	ὀδώδοιτε	ὀδώδοιεν
	imperative		ὄδωδε	ὀδωδέτω	ὀδώδετον	ὀδωδέτων		ὀδώδετε	ὀδωδόντων
		active
infinitive		ὀδωδέναι
participle	m	ὀδωδώς
	f	ὀδωδυῖᾰ
	n	ὀδωδός
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Perfect: ὄδωδᾰ (present sense)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὠδώδειν, ὠδώδη	ὠδώδεις, ὠδώδης	ὠδώδει(ν)	ὠδώδετον	ὠδωδέτην	ὠδώδεμεν	ὠδώδετε	ὠδώδεσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ὠδώδειν (imperfect sense)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὀδώδειν, ὀδώδη	ὀδώδεις, ὀδώδης	ὀδώδει(ν)	ὀδώδετον	ὀδωδέτην	ὀδώδεμεν	ὀδώδετε	ὀδώδεσᾰν
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

   Pluperfect: ὀδώδειν (imperfect sense, Epic)

Derived terms

• ἀπόζω (apózō)
• βᾰρῠώδης (baruṓdēs)
• ἐξόζω (exózō)
• ἐπόζω (epózō)
• κᾰτόζω (katózō)
• κῠνόζολον (kunózolon)
• προσόζω (prosózō)
• σῠνόζω (sunózō)

Related terms

• ἀώδης (aṓdēs)
• δῠσώδης (dusṓdēs)
• ὄζαινᾰ (ózaina)
• ὄζη (ózē)
• Ὀζόλαι (Ozólai)
• Ὀζολίς (Ozolís)
• ὄζολῐς (ózolis)
• ὀζομενία (ozomenía)
• ὀζώδης (ozṓdēs)
• ὀσμή (osmḗ)
• ὀσμήρης (osmḗrēs)
• ὀσμηρός (osmērós)
• ὄσμησῐς (ósmēsis)
• ὀσμητός (osmētós)
• ὀσμῖτῐς (osmîtis)
• ὀσμίτης (osmítēs)
• ὀσμύλη (osmúlē)
• ὀσμώδης (osmṓdēs)

References

• “ὄζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ὄζω”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ὄζω”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ὄζω in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• ὄζω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• G3605 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible