Lexical Definition

‎ὠόν‎ ōón (o-on') an egg ^G:N-N
apparently a primary word

egg.

• an "egg"

Abbott-Smith

ᾠόν (Rec. ὠόν), -οῦ, τό [in LXX for בֵּיצָה ;]
an egg: Lk 11:12.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ᾠόν, τό,

old poetry forms ὤεον, ὤιον, see entry near the end:— egg, τίκτει ᾠὰ ἐν γῇ καὶ ἐκλέπει [ὁ κροκόδειλος] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of all birds, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; but mostly of hens' eggs, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [ᾠοῦ] τὸ λευκόν, τὸ ὠχρόν, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; τὸ πυρρόν, τὸ χρυσοῦν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ᾠὰ ἡμιπαγέα half-boiled eggs, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἑφθά, ὠμά, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ᾠὰ γόνιμα fertile eggs, opposed to ὑπηνέμια, ἄγονα, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ᾠὸν τέλειον, opposed to ἀτελές, [Refs]; ᾠὸν ἀνεμιαῖον, ζεφύριον, wind-egg, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σμύρνης ᾠ. lump, [ᾠόν 5th-6th c.AD: Orphica “Fragmenta” 54, +others, compare 6th c.BC: Epimenides Philosophus 5: \_metaphorically\_, ᾠὸν ἅπας γέγονεν">Refs 6th c.BC+] he has become bald as an egg, [Refs]

__2 of the eggs or spawn of fish, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of serpents, [Refs]; of tortoises, [Refs]
__3 of plants, seed, [Refs]
__4 cupping-glass, τὰ ἰατρικὰ ᾠὰ ὑέλινα ὄντακαὶ σύστομα [Refs 2nd c.BC+]Prooem.: egg-shaped cup, [Refs 4th c.BC+]. The word has the following forms: Attic dialect ᾠόν (- ?\~X), confirmed by Inscrr. ὠιῶν [Refs 3rd c.BC+], Papyri (ὠιὰ χήνεα [Refs 3rd c.BC+], and later Mss.; Aeolic dialect ὤιον, genitive ὠίω (¯ ?\~X ?\~X ¯), [Refs 7th c.BC+]; ὤεον lbyc.16, [Refs 7th c.BC+]; ὤβεον is Argive accusative to [Refs 5th c.AD+]; ᾠόν oxytone accusative to [Refs 9th c.AD+] which Latin ovum would lead us to expect, is found only in late texts [LXX+NT] and is due to loss of the ι in [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; cognate with Latin ovum, OHGei, ONorse egg (prim. Germanic aiia -), whence Engl. examples

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Deut.22.6 ☩ Luke.11.12}