- ὁμιλία
- ὁμιλία, ας, ἡ(ὅμιλος) As with the verb, this noun is used of a group and then of what a group ordinarily engages in: conversation (schol. Soph., El. 420: ἡ ὁμιλία λέγεται καὶ ἐπὶ συνουσίας καὶ ἐπὶ διαλέξεως ‘the term ὁ. is used both of association and conversation’).① state of close association of persons, association, social intercourse, company (Trag., Thu.+; X., Mem. 1, 2, 20 ὁμιλία τῶν χρηστῶν; Herm. Wr. in Stob. I 277, 21 W.=432, 20 Sc. τὰς πρὸς τοὺς πολλοὺς ὁμιλίας παραιτοῦ; PTebt 703, 273f [III B.C.]; POxy 471, 76; PYadin 15, 6; 22: s. editor’s note p. 63; Wsd 8:18; 3 Macc 5:18; TestAbr B 2 p. 107, 4 [Stone p. 62]; Jos., Ant. 11, 34, Vi. 67; Tat. 26, 4; Ath. 22, 4 ὁμιλίαν τοῦ ἄρρενος πρὸς τὸ θῆλυ) ὁμιλίαι κακαί bad company 1 Cor 15:33 (s. ἦθος and also EpArist 130).② engagement in talk, either as conversation (so Diod S 16, 55, 2. The Hellenistic term acc. to Moeris [276f=203f P.] is λαλιά q.v.) or as a speech or lecture to a group (Ael. Aristid. 42, 9 K.=6 p. 68 D.; Lucian, Demon. 12; Philostrat., Vi. Apoll. 3, 15 p. 93, 20, Imag. Prooem. p. 295, 11; Dositheus 1, 1; TestSol D 4, 14; TestAbr A 5 p. 82, 4 [Stone p. 12]; Jos., Ant. 15, 68; Ps.-Clem., Hom. p. 6, 28; 12, 11; 28 al. Lag.). The latter sense, speech, lecture, appears in our lit. in ref. to presentation of a monologue before a congregation: ὁμιλίαν ποιεῖσθαι deliver a sermon, preach (as Just., D. 28, 2; 85, 5.—On ὁμ. ποιεῖσθαι cp. Jos., Vi. 222) περί τινος about someth. IPol 5:1.—DELG s.v. ὅμιλο. M-M. EDNT.
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