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|Full diacritics=ἴς
|Medium diacritics=ἴς
|Low diacritics=ις
|Capitals=ΙΣ
|Transliteration A=ís
|Transliteration B=is
|Transliteration C=is
|Beta Code=i)/s
|Definition=(A) [<b class="b3">ῑ], ἡ</b>, gen. <b class="b3">ἰνός</b>, acc. <b class="b3">ἶνα</b>, nom.pl. <b class="b3">ἶνες</b>, dat. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> ἴνεσι <span class="bibl">Il.23.191</span>, also ἰσίν Sor. (v. infr.), Suid. s.v. [[ἶνες]], cj. Nauck for <b class="b3">εἰσίν</b> in <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Fr.</span>229</span>:— <b class="b2">sinew, tendon</b>, sg. once in Hom., ὡς δ' ὅτ' ἂν . . ἀνὴρ . . ἶνα τάμῃ διὰ πᾶσαν <span class="bibl">Il.17.522</span>: usu. in pl., <b class="b2">sinews</b>, οὐ γὰρ ἔτι σάρκας τε καὶ ὀστέα ἲνες ἔχουσιν <span class="bibl">Od.11.219</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Il.23.191</span>; ἶνες ἄρθρων <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pax</span>86</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Archil.138</span>; <b class="b3">ἶνες αὐτὸ μόνον καὶ λεπτὴ δορά</b>, of a person wasted by disease, <span class="bibl">Ph.2.432</span>; <b class="b3">δοράς, σάρκας, ἶνας</b> ib.<span class="bibl">527</span>: metaph., Τρωίας ἶνας ἐκταμὼν δορί <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>8(7).57</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> later, <b class="b2">the fibrous vessels in the muscles</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span>84a</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>515b27</span>, al.; in blood, <b class="b2">fibrine</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">PA</span>650b14</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span>82c</span>, <span class="bibl">Meno <span class="title">Iatr.</span>17.34</span>: metaph., of metals, Plu.2.434b. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">rib</b> in the leaves of plants, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>3.12.7</span> (sg.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b2">strip</b> of papyrus, ταῖς τῶν χαρτῶν ἰσίν <span class="bibl">Sor.1.13</span>: sg., Gal.10.1000. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b3">λεπτὴ ἴς</b> a small <b class="b2">fibre</b> of papyrus, Id.17(1).795.</span><br /><span class="bld">ἴς</span> (B) [<b class="b3">ῑ], ἡ</b>, three times in acc. sg. <b class="b3">ἶνα</b> (elided <b class="b3">ἶν'</b>) <span class="bibl">Il.5.245</span>,<span class="bibl">7.269</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.9.538</span>, freq. in instr. <b class="b3">ἶφι</b> (q.v.), elsewh. only nom. sg.:—<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">strength, force</b>, of persons, ἀλλ' ἄρα καὶ ἲς ἐσθλή <span class="bibl">Il.12.320</span>; ἐπέρεισε δὲ ἶν' ἀπέλεθρον <span class="bibl">7.269</span>; ἤ μοι ἔτ' ἐστὶν ἴς, οἵη πάρος . . <span class="bibl">Od.21.283</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">11.393</span>, <span class="bibl">18.3</span>: freq. in periphr., <b class="b3">ἱερὴ ἲς Τηλεμάχοιο</b> the <b class="b2">strong</b> Telemachus, <span class="bibl">2.409</span>; κρατερὴ ἲς Ὀδυσῆος <span class="bibl">Il.23.720</span>; ἲς Ἡρακλῆος <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>951</span>; and in twofold periphr., <b class="b3">ἲς βίης Ἡρακληείης</b> ib.<span class="bibl">332</span>; also of things, <b class="b3">ἲς ἀνέμου</b> or <b class="b3">ἀνέμοιο</b>, <span class="bibl">Il.15.383</span>, <span class="bibl">17.739</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.9.71</span>; ἲς ποταμοῖο <span class="bibl">Il.21.356</span>; <b class="b3">κράται' ἴς</b> was read by Ptol.Asc.in <span class="bibl">Od.11.597</span>; v. [[κρατύς]]. (<b class="b3">ϝῑ-</b>, cf. <b class="b3">γίς· ἰσχύς</b>, Hsch., pr. n. ϝιφιάδας <span class="title">IG</span>7.3172.70, Lat. <b class="b2">vis, vim</b>; prob. cogn. with <b class="b3">ἵεμαι</b> but not with <b class="b3">ἴς</b> (A).)</span>
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|ptext=[[https://www.translatum.gr/images/pape/pape-01-1262.png Seite 1262]] ἡ, gen. ἰνός, acc. ἶνα, plur. ἶνες, ἴνεσι (eigtl. Fισ, vis), <b class="b2">Muskel</b>, Muskel- oder Gliederband,<b class="b2"> Sehne</b>, Sitz der Körperkraft; οὐ γὰρ ἔτι σάρκας τε καὶ ὀοτέα ἶνες ἔχουσιν Od. 11, 219, vgl. Il. 23, 190; κάλυψε νέκυν, μὴ πρὶν [[μένος]] Ἠελίοιο σκήλει' ἀμφὶ περὶ [[χρόα]] ἴνεσιν ἠδὲ μέλεσσιν 16, 316 (vgl. νεῦρα); bes. die starken Halsmuskeln, das Genick, ὅτ' ἄν – ἀνὴρ κόψας [[ἐξόπιθεν]] κεράων βοός – ἶνα τάμῃ διὰ πᾶσαν 17, 520; vgl. Ap. Rh. 2, 826 μέσσας δὲ σὺν όστέῳ ἶνας ἔκερσε. – Gew. die Muskel-, <b class="b2">Körperkraft</b>, ἐσθλή Il. 12, 320, ἐπέρεισε δὲ ἶν' ἀπέλεθρον 7, 269 Od. 9, 538; οὐ γάρ οἱ ἔτ' ἦν ἲς [[ἔμπεδος]], [[οὐδέ]] τι [[κίκυς]] 11, 393; [[οὐδέ]] οἱ ἦν ἲς οὐδὲ βίη 18, 3; εἴ μοι ἔτ' ἔστιν ἴς, οἵη [[πάρος]] ἔσκεν ἐνὶ γναμπτοῖσι μέλεσσιν 21, 283; umschreibend, ἱερὴ ἲς Τηλεμάχοιο, des Telemach heilige Stärke, der starke T., Od. oft; κρατερὴ ἲς Ὀδυσῆος Il. 23, 720; mit verdoppeltem Nachdruck ἲς βίης Ἡρακληείης Hes. Th. 332. – Auch auf Lebloses übertragen, bes. vom Winde, Il. 15, 383 Od. 9, 71 u. öfter; ποταμοῖο Il. 21, 356. – Pind. Τροΐας ἶνας ἐκταμών I. 7, 53, übertr., die Kraft Troja's; Ar. πρὶν ἂν ἰδίῃς καὶ διαλύσῃς ἄρθρων ἶνας Paz 85, die Sehnenkraft der Gelenke. Bei Hippocr., Plat. Tim. 82 c u. Arist., z. B. H. A. 3, 6, die thierischen Fleischfasern in den Muskeln u. im Blute; bei Theophr. auch die Pflanz- u. Holzfasern; auch von Metalladern, οἷον ἶνες ἢ [[τρίχες]] ἀραιαὶ διατρέχουσιν ἐν τοῖς μετάλλοις Plut. def. orac. 43. oder ἵς, veraltetes Pronomen, f. ἴ).
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