ὀδὰξ αἱρέω οὖδας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Literally, “to grasp the ground with the teeth”.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.dàks hai̯.ré.ɔː ûː.das/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /oˈdaks (h)ɛˈre.o ˈu.das/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈðaks ɛˈre.o ˈu.ðas/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈðaks eˈre.o ˈu.ðas/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈðaks eˈre.o ˈu.ðas/

Verb

ὀδὰξ αἱρέω οὖδᾰς • (odàx hairéō oûdăs)

(idiomatic) to bite the dust (die)
Synonyms: ὀδὰξ αἱρέω γαῖαν (odàx hairéō gaîan), ὀδὰξ λάζομαι γαῖαν (odàx lázomai gaîan)

Usage notes

Attested only in the third-person plural aorist:

ὀδὰξ ἕλον οὖδας ― odàx hélon oûdas ― they bit the dust