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ὄνος, ὁ
and ἡ, ass, once in Refs 8th c.BC+; ὄνοι οἱ τὰ κέρεα ἔχοντες, together with a number of fabulous animals, Refs 5th c.BC+ —frequently in proverbs:
1 ὄ. λύρας (i.e. ἀκούων), of one who can make nothing of music, Refs 4th c.BC+; ὄ. κάθηται, of one who sits down when caught in the game of ὀστρακίνδα, Refs 2nd c.AD+; the two proverbs combined by Refs 5th c.BC+
2 περὶ ὄνου σκιᾶς for an ass's shadow, i.e. for a trifle, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 ὄνου πόκαι or πόκες, see at {πόκος} Refs; ὄνον κείρεις, of those who attempt the impossible, Refs 2nd c.AD+
4 ἀπ᾽ ὄνου καταπεσεῖν, of one who gets into a scrape by his own clumsiness. with a pun on ἀπὸ νοῦ πεσεῖν, Refs 5th c.BC+
5 ὄνος ὕεται an ass in the rain, of being unmoved by what is said or done, Refs 5th c.BC+
6 ὄ. ἄγω μυστήρια, i.e my part is to carry burdens, Refs 5th c.BC+
7 ὄνων ὑβριστότερος, of wanton behaviour, Refs 5th c.BC+
8 ὦτ᾽ ὄνου λαβεῖν, like Midas, Refs 5th c.BC+
9 ὄ. εἰς ἄχυρα, of one who gets what he wants, Refs 4th c.AD+
10 ὄ. ἐν μελίσσαις, of one who has got into a scrape, Refs 5th c.BC+; but ὄ. ἐν πιθήκοις, of extreme ugliness, Refs 4th c.BC+; ὄ. ἐν μύρῳ 'a clown at a feast', Refs
11 εἰς ὄνους ἀφ᾽ ἵππων, of one who has come down in the world, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II a fish of the cod family, especially the hake, Merluccius vulgaris, Refs 5th c.BC+
III wood-louse, κυλισθεὶς ὥς τις ὄ. ἰσόσπριος Refs 5th c.BC+, Refs 5th c.AD+
IV wingless locust, ={τρωξαλλίς}, Refs 1st c.AD+
V ὄνων φάτνη a nebulous appearance between the ὄνοι (two stars in the breast of the Crab), Refs 4th c.BC+
VI ὄνου πετάλειον, ={φύλλον ὀνίτιδος}, Refs 2nd c.BC+
VII from the ass as a beast of burden the name passed to:
VII.1 windlass, Refs 5th c.BC+
VII.2 the upper millstone which turned round, ὄ. ἀλέτης Refs 5th c.BC+see entry {μύλη}; perhaps simply, millstone, Refs 3rd c.BC+ says that Aristotle also calls the fixed nether millstone ὄνος (but Refs 4th c.BC+ when the millstone is grinding stone, as it does when no grist is in the mill).
VII.3 beaker, winecup, Refs 5th c.BC+
VII.4 spindle or distaff, Refs 2nd c.AD+
VII.5 perhaps coping of a wall, Refs 3rd c.BC+
VIII ass's load, as a measure, πυροῦ ὄ. τρεῖς Refs 1st c.AD+

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.