Lexical Definition
ὦμος ōmos (o'-mos) shoulder G:N-M
perhaps from the alternate of φέρω
shoulder.
- the shoulder (as that on which burdens are borne)
Abbott-Smith
ὦμος, οὐ, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for שְׁכֶם, כָּתֵף ;]
the shoulder: Mt 23:4, Lk 15:5.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 23:4 |
| Luke | 15:5 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὦμος, ὁ:
(see. entry near the end):— the shoulder with the upper arm (ὠλένη being the lower), ξίφεϊ κληῗδα παρ᾽ ὦμον πλῆξ᾽, ἀπὸ δ᾽ αὐχένος ὦμον ἐέργαθεν ἠδ᾽ ἀπὸ νώτου [ὦμος στιβαρός, ὦμοι ἴφθιμοι, 5.400, 18.204; εὐρέες 3.210; κυρτώ 2.217; ἀμφ᾽ ὤμοισιν ἔχει σάκος 11.527, compare 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 453; ἐπ᾽ ὤμου.. φέρειν 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.170, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 19.39; ἀρεῖτ᾽ ἐπ᾽ ὤμου 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 3.61 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; κατ᾽ ὤμου δεῖρον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὤμοις or ἐπ᾽ ὤμοις φέρειν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὤμοισι τοῖσι ἐμοῖσι 'by the strength of mine arms', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀποστρέψαι τὸν ὦ. to dislocate it, [ὦμος.. πιέζεται [prev. author] “Ra.” 30; τὸν ὦμον θλίβομαι [prev. author] “fragment” 323: \_plural\_ for \_sing.\_, ὤμοις ἀριστεροῖσιν ἀνακλάσας δέρην 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1471. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__b the shoulder is sometimes more exactly specified as πρυμνότατος or πρυμνὸς ὦμος, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; sometimes opposed to χείρ (the arm), χεῖρες ὤμων.. ἐπαΐσσονται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τοὺς ὤμους ἀποταμόντες σὺν τῇσι χερσί (arms) [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 also of animals. as of a horse, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a lion, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a dog, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of crabs, [Refs]; of birds, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; of ants, [Refs]
__3 the shoulder, in a dress, ἐπὶ τῶν ὤμων τῆς ἐπωμίδος [LXX+4th c.BC+]
__II metaphorically of the parts below the top or head of any thing, especially of the fork of a vine (compare ὠμοχάραξ), [Refs]; of the womb, Heroph. cited in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]. (Cf. Latin umerus (from *omesos), Gothic ams (stem amsa-), Sanskrit áṃsas, also Aeolic dialect ἐπ-ομμάδιος, and (non-Greek) ἀμέσω [Refs 5th c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Exod.28.12