divine and human ordinance, Plat.; qeou;" o{siovn ti dra`n to discharge a duty men owe the gods, Eur.
2. opp. to iJerov" (sacred to the gods), permitted or not forbidden by divine law, iJera; kai; o{sia things sacred and profane, Thuc., etc.:— o{siovn or o{siav »ejsti1/4 , foll. by inf., it is lawful, fas est, Hdt., etc.; oujk o{siovn ejsti nefas est, Id.; o{sion cwrivon a place which may be trodden without impiety, and so = bevbhlo" , Lat. profanus , Ar.; so, o{sia poievein Hdt.; fronei`n Eur.
II.
of persons,
pious, devout, religious,
Aesch., Eur., etc.
2.
pure,
iJerw`n patrwv/wn o{sio"
scrupulous in performing
the rites of his forefathers, Aesch.;
o{siai cei`re"
pure, clean
hands, Id.
III. Adv. oJsivw" Eur., etc.; oujc oJsivw" Thuc.:— oJsivw" e[cei tiniv , c. inf., it is allowed for one to do, Xen. :—also o{sia as Adv., ejx ejmou` oujc o{siÆ e[qnhske" in unholy manner, Eur.:—Comp. oJsiwvteron , Id.: Sup., wJ" oJsiwvtata Plat. Hence oJsiovth"
oJsiovth"
oJsiovth" , hto", oJ , piety, holiness, Plat., Xen.; and oJsiovw
oJsiovw
oJsiovw , f. wvsw , to make holy, purify, set free from guilt by offerings, Lat. expiare , Eur.:—Med., stovma oJsiou`sqai to keep ones tongue pure, not to speak profanely, Id.:—Pass. to be purified, Plut.
ojsmavomai
ojsmavomai , older form ojdm- , Dep. to smell at a thing: metaph. to perceive, remark, c. gen., Soph. From ojsmhv
ojsmhv
ojsmhv , hJ , Att. form of the older ojdmhv , a smell, scent, odour, good or bad, Hom., Aesch.
oJsonou`n
oJson-ou`n , Ion. oJson-w`n , Adv. ever so little, Hdt.
o{so"
o{so" , Ep. also o{sso" , h, on , like Lat. quantus , of Size, as great as, how great; of Quantity, as much as, how much; of Space, as far as, how far; of Time, as long as, how long; of Number, as many as, how many; of Sound, as loud as, how loud; in pl. as many as, Lat. quot : —its antecedent is tovso" , after which o{so" is simply as; tovsson crovnon, o{sson a[nwga" so long time as thou dost order, Il.:—often the antec. is omitted, fwnh; o{sh skuvlako" Od.
2.
with
ti"
, to denote
indefinite
size or number,
o{son ti devndron
Hdt., etc.
3.
with Adjs. expressing Quantity,
o[clo" uJperfuh;" o{so"
prodigiously
large,
Ar.;
qaumasto;n o{son diafevrei
differs
amazingly,
Plat.;—so in Lat.
mirum quantum, immane quantum
.
4.
with Sup.,
o{sa plei`sta
the most possible, Hdt., etc.; v. infr.
IV
. 4.
5.
c. inf.
so much as is enough,
o{son ajpozh`n
enough to
live off, Thuc.;
o{son dokei`n
enough for
appearance, Soph.
6.
with indic.,
o{sson e[gwge gignwvskw
so far as
I know, Il.;
o{sonper sqevnw
Soph., etc.
II.
followed by Particles:
o{so" a[n
how great soever,
with Subjunct., Hom., etc.
2.
o{so" dhv
how much,
ejpi; misqw`/ o{sw/ dhv
for payment
of a certain amount,
Hdt.:—
oJsosou`n
, Ion.
-w`n
,
ever so small,
Id.
III.
o{son
and
o{sa
as Adv.:
1.
so far as, so much as,
ouj mevntoi ejgw; tovson ai[tiov" eijmi, o{sson oiJ a[lloi
Il.; c. inf.,
o{son gÆ e[mÆ eijdevnai
so far as
I know, Ar.
b.
how far, how much,
i[ste o{sson peribavlleton i{ppoi
ye know
how much
they excel, Il.;—with