to stink

Greek Verb

ὄζω [in LXX: Exo.8:14 (בָּאַשׁ)*;] to smell (i.e. emit a smell): Jhn.11:39. (AS)

to stink

Greek Verb

ὄζω, Doric dialect ὄσδω [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: imperfect ὦζε [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future ὀζήσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect ὀζέσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist ὤζησα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect ὤζεσα [LXX+5th c.BC+]: perfect ὤζηκα [Refs 9th c.AD+]; but perfect with present sense ὄδωδα [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: pluperfect as imperfect ὠδώδειν [Refs 1st c.AD+]; Epic dialect ὀδώδειν (see. below):—smell, whether smell sweet or stink, [Refs 8th c.BC+] only in 3rd.pers. singular pluperfect with sense of imperfect, ὀδμὴ κέδρου. ἀνὰ νῆσον ὀδώδει [Refs 8th c.BC+]: later with genitive of things, frequently with neuter adjective or adverb added, smell of a thing, τόδ᾽ ὄζει θυμάτων [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, smell or savour of a thing, Κρονίων ὄζων smelling of musty antiquity, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; that from which the smell comes is also in genitive, ὄζων κακὸν τῶν μασχαλῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) frequently impersonal, ὄζει ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς ὡσεὶ ἴων there is a smell from it as of violets, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄζει ἡδὺ τῆς χρόας there is a sweet smell from the skin, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄζειν ἐδόκει τοῦ ἄρτου καὶ τῆς μάζης κάκιστον there seemed to be a most foul smell from, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκ ὄζει αὐτῶν (i.e. τῶν λαγῶν) no scent of the hares remains, [Refs 5th c.BC+] there will be an odour of cleverness from your clothes, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) middle, κακὸν ὀζόμενος, for ὄζων, [Refs 6th c.BC+]. (Cf. Latin odor, Lithuanian uodžiu 'I smell'.)

Greek

Verb

to scent (usually an ill "odor"); stink; a primary verb (in a strengthened form)