Lexical Definition

‎ὄμμα‎ ómma (om'-mah) eye ^G:N-N
from ‎ὀπτάνομαι‎

eye.

• a sight, i.e. (by implication) the eye

Abbott-Smith

ὄμμα, -τος, τό, in cl. chiefly poët.; [in LXX for עַיִן (Pr5, Wi2, IV Mac3)*;]
an eye: pl., Mt 20:34, Mk 8:23.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ὄμμα,

Aeolic dialect ὄππα [Refs 7th c.BC+]: τό:— eye, poetry word, rare in Prose [Refs 8th c.BC+] only use plural, κατὰ χθονὸς ὄμματα πήξας [ὄμμασι χεῦε 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 5.492, etc.: \_sing.\_ in 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “N.” 10.63 and Trag. (see. below):">Refs 8th c.BC+] —Phrases: ὀρθοῖς ὄμμασιν ὁρᾶν τινα look straight at, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also οὐκ οἶδ᾽ ὄμμασιν ποίοις βλέπων πατέρα ποτ᾽ ἂν προσεῖδον how I could have looked him in the face,[ὄμμασι 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 241 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποῖον ὄ. πατρὶ δηλώσ; [Refs]; τέοισί με χρὴ ὄμμασι.. φαίνεσθα; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λαμπρὸς ὄμματι radiant in look or expression, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; προσέσχον ὄ. turned their eyes on him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς σὸν ἐλθεῖν ὄ. come within sight of thee, [Refs]; κατ᾽ ὄμματα before one's eyes, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ὄμμα ἐλθεῖν face to face, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ὄμμα στῆναι in full sight, openly, [Refs]; opposed to νύκτωρ, [Refs]; κρατιστεύων κατ᾽ ὄμμα in eye-sight, of the Sun, [ὄμμα καὶ φύσιν is uncertain in 379) ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρευμενοῦς ἀπ᾽ ὄμματος ἰδέσθαι look kindly on, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὡς ἀπ᾽ ὀμμάτων to judge by the eye, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν ὄμμασι before one's eyes, [ὄμμα, εἰ δ᾽ ἦν παρ᾽ ὄμμα θάνατος [prev. work] 484 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξ ὀμμάτων out of sight, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πρὸ ὀμμάτων τίθεσθαι, ποιεῖν, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πρὸ ὀ. θέσις Polystr. [prev. cited]

__2 metaphorically, τὸ τῆς ψυχῆς ὄ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II the eye of heaven, i.e. the sun, ὄ. αἰθέρος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ὄ. νυκτός is a periphrasis for night (see. below see), ἕως.. νυκτὸς ὄμμ᾽ ἀφείλετο (i.e. τὴν μάχην) [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὅταν δὲ νυκτὸς ὄ. λυγαίας μόλῃ the dark night, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III generally, light: hence, metaphorically, that which brings light, ὄμμα ξείνοισι a light to strangers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 metaphorically, anything dear or precious, as the apple of an eye, ὄ. γὰρ πάσης χθονὸς.. ἐξίκοιτ᾽ ἄν [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__IV face or human form, ὦ δυσθέατον ὄ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄ. νύμφας, ={νύμφα}, [Refs]; ξύναιμον ὄ., ={ξυναίμων}, [Refs]; ὦ ταυρόμορφον ὄ. Κηφισοῦ, ={ὦ ταυρόμορφε Κηφισέ}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V ὄ. τυκτόν eye-hole in a helmet, [Refs 4th c.AD+]