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ὄζω

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ὄσδω ‎(ósdō) Doric

Verb

ὄζω • ‎(ózō)

I smell (i.e. exude a scent)
- 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, Collected Works 67
- 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Alexander the Great 20
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Symposium 2.4
(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, Collected Works 25
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cynegeticus 5.1

Inflection

Present: ὄζω, ὄζομαι

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
middle/ passive	indicative	ὄζομαι	ὄζῃ, ὄζει	ὄζεται	ὄζεσθον	ὄζεσθον	ὀζόμεθᾰ	ὄζεσθε	ὄζονται
	subjunctive	ὄζωμαι	ὄζῃ	ὄζηται	ὄζησθον	ὄζησθον	ὀζώμεθᾰ	ὄζησθε	ὄζωνται
	optative	ὀζοίμην	ὄζοιο	ὄζοιτο	ὄζοισθον	ὀζοίσθην	ὀζοίμεθᾰ	ὄζοισθε	ὄζοιντο
	imperative		ὄζου	ὀζέσθω	ὄζεσθον	ὀζέσθων		ὄζεσθε	ὀζέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ὄζειν				ὄζεσθαι
participle	m	ὄζων				ὀζόμενος
	f	ὄζουσᾰ				ὀζομένη
	n	ὄζον				ὀζόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Present: ὄσδω, ὄσδομαι (Doric)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὄσδω	ὄσδεις	ὄσδει	ὄσδετον	ὄσδετον	ὄσδομεν	ὄσδετε	ὄσδουσῐ(ν)
	subjunctive	ὄσδω	ὄσδῃς	ὄσδῃ	ὄσδητον	ὄσδητον	ὄσδωμεν	ὄσδητε	ὄσδωσῐ(ν)
	optative	ὄσδοιμῐ	ὄσδοις	ὄσδοι	ὄσδοιτον	ὀσδοίτην	ὄσδοιμεν	ὄσδοιτε	ὄσδοιεν
	imperative		ὄσδε	ὀσδέτω	ὄσδετον	ὀσδέτων		ὄσδετε	ὀσδόντων
middle/ passive	indicative	ὄσδομαι	ὄσδῃ, ὄσδει	ὄσδεται	ὄσδεσθον	ὄσδεσθον	ὀσδόμεθᾰ	ὄσδεσθε	ὄσδονται
	subjunctive	ὄσδωμαι	ὄσδῃ	ὄσδηται	ὄσδησθον	ὄσδησθον	ὀσδώμεθᾰ	ὄσδησθε	ὄσδωνται
	optative	ὀσδοίμην	ὄσδοιο	ὄσδοιτο	ὄσδοισθον	ὀσδοίσθην	ὀσδοίμεθᾰ	ὄσδοισθε	ὄσδοιντο
	imperative		ὄσδου	ὀσδέσθω	ὄσδεσθον	ὀσδέσθων		ὄσδεσθε	ὀσδέσθων
		active				middle/passive
infinitive		ὄσδειν				ὄσδεσθαι
participle	m	ὄσδων				ὀσδόμενος
	f	ὄσδουσᾰ				ὀσδομένη
	n	ὄσδον				ὀσδόμενον
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ὦζον, ὠζόμην

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὦζον	ὦζες	ὦζε(ν)	ὤζετον	ὠζέτην	ὤζομεν	ὤζετε	ὦζον
middle/ passive	indicative	ὠζόμην	ὤζου	ὤζετο	ὤζεσθον	ὠζέσθην	ὠζόμεθᾰ	ὤζεσθε	ὤζοντο
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For conjugation in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal conjugation.

Imperfect: ὦσδον, ὠσδόμην (Doric)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὦσδον	ὦσδες	ὦσδε(ν)	ὤσδετον	ὠσδέτην	ὤσδομεν	ὤσδετε	ὦσδον
middle/ passive	indicative	ὠσδόμην	ὤσδου	ὤσδετο	ὤσδεσθον	ὠσδέσθην	ὠσδόμεθᾰ	ὤσδεσθε	ὤσδοντο
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	ὀζήσω	ὀζήσεις	ὀζήσει	ὀζήσετον	ὀζήσετον	ὀζήσομεν	ὀζήσετε	ὀζήσουσῐ(ν)
active	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: ὀζέσω (Ionic)

number		singular			dual		plural
		first	second	third	second	third	first	second	third
active	indicative	ὀζέσω	ὀζέσεις	ὀζέσει	ὀζέσετον	ὀζέσετον	ὀζέσομεν	ὀζέσετε	ὀζέσουσῐ(ν)
active	optative	ὀζέσοιμῐ	ὀζέσοις	ὀζέσοι	ὀζέσοιτον	ὀζεσοίτην	ὀζέσοιμεν	ὀζέσοιτε	ὀζέσοιεν
		active
infinitive		ὀζέσειν
participle	m	ὀζέσων
	f	ὀζέσουσᾰ
	n	ὀζέσον
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	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: ὤζεσᾰ (Ionic)

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	ὀζέσαιτον	ὀζεσαίτην	ὀζέσαιμεν	ὀζέσαιτε	ὀζέσειᾰν, ὀζέσαιεν
	imperative		ὄζεσον	ὀζεσᾰ́τω	ὀζέσᾰτον	ὀζεσᾰ́των		ὀζέσᾰτε	ὀζεσᾰ́ντων
		active
infinitive		ὀζέσαι
participle	m	ὀζέσᾱς
	f	ὀζέσᾱσᾰ
	n	ὀζέσᾰν
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	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: ὄδωδᾰ (present sense)

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.

Pluperfect: ὠδώδειν (imperfect 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: ὀδώδειν (imperfect sense, Epic)

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.

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)
ὀσμή ‎(osmḗ)
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’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979