ὁμοῦ + εἶμι
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Ὀπύειν. ὁμιλεῖν, συνουσιάζειν. παρὰ τὸ εἰς ὄπα ἐλθεῖν. ἢ κατὰ μετάθεσιν τοῦ μ εἰς π, ὁμύειν, ὁμοῦ συνιέναι.
Translation (En)
Opuein "to marry". To frequent, from "to come" (elthein) "to the sight" (eis opa). Or by change of /m/ to /p/, "to have intercourse together" (homou sunienai)
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ibid., omega, p. 169 (Ὤπυεν. ὡμίλει ἐν τῇ συνουσίᾳ. ἀπὸ τῆς ὀπὸς, ἢ παρὰ τὸ ἕπεσθαι ἀνδρί. ἡ τροπὴ τοῦ μ εἰς π ὤμυεν, παρὰ τὸ ὁμοῦ ἰέναι); Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 823 (Ὤπυιεν: Ὡμίλει ἐν συνουσίᾳ· ἀπὸ τῆς ὀπὸς, ἢ παρὰ τὸ ἕπεσθαι ἀνδρί. Ἢ παρὰ τὸ ὁμοῦ ἰέναι, ὤμυιεν, καὶ τροπῇ τοῦ μ εἰς π); Ps.-Zonaras, Lexicon, omega, p. 1889 (Ὤπυεν. ὡμίλει ἐν συνουσίᾳ. ἀπὸ τῆς ὀπός. ἢ παρὰ τὸ ἕπεσθαι ἀνδρί. καὶ γὰρ δάμαρ παρὰ τὸ δαμάζεσθαι καὶ ὑπεζεῦχθαι ἀνδρί. ἢ τροπῇ τοῦ π εἰς μ, ὤμυεν, ἀπὸ τοῦ ὁμοῦ ἰέναι)
Comment
Compositional etymology requiring a formal change. The second member of the compound is assumed to be εἶμι as in the competing etymology, while the first member is different and assumed to be ὁμοῦ "together". This etymology refers to the consummation of marriage