ὅμιλος
Alt. ὅμ-ι_λος, ὁ,
Etym. ὁμός, ἴλη
1. "any assembled crowd, a throng of people", Hom., Hdt., Aesch.: "the mass of the people, the crowd", opp. to the chiefs, Il.; ὁ ψιλὸς ὅμ. "the crowd" of irregulars, as opp. to the ὁπλῖται, Thuc.
2. "the throng" of battle, Il.; πρώτῳ ἐν ὁμ., Lat. in prima acie, id=Il.: generally "tumult, confusion", Hdt.