A.voice, in Hom. always of the gods, “ταῦτα θεῶν ἐκ πεύσεται ὀμφῆς” Il.20.129 ; “ἐπισπόμενοι θεοῦ ὀμφῇ” Od.3.215,16.96 ; θείη δέ μιν ἀμφέχυτ᾽ ὀ., of the voice of the dream sent by Zeus to Agamemnon, Il.2.41 ; oracle delivered from the inner shrine at Pytho, Thgn.808 ; “τρίποδος” Philostr.Im.2.19 ; κληροῦν ὀμφάν (v. “κληρόω” 11.2) ; signified by the flight of birds, “ὀ. οἰωνοῖο” A.R.3.939 : also in pl., “κατ᾽ ὀμφὰς τὰς Ἀπόλλωνος” S.OC102 ; κατ᾽ ὀμφὴν σήν on hearing thy message, ib.550, cf. 1351.
2. sweet, tuneful voice, Pi.Fr.152 ; ὀμφαὶ μελέων ib.75.19 ; “ἁδεῖαι . . ὀμφαί” Id.N.10.34, cf. S.Ichn.321 (lyr.).
3. generally, a voice, sound, “ἰΰζειν ὀμφάν” A.Supp.808(lyr.) ; “μύθων αὐδαθέντων ὀ.” E.Med.175 (lyr.).