an egg

Greek Noun Neuter

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

an egg

Greek Noun Neuter

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, [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

Greek

Noun Neuter

an "egg"; egg; apparently a primary word