ἐναίσιμος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ον, (αἶσα) Ep. Adj. (rare in Trag.) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">ominous, fateful</b>, <b class="b3">οὐδ' ἦλθον ἐναίσιμον</b> (as Adv.) <span class="bibl">Il.6.519</span>; ὄρνιθας γνῶναι καὶ ἐναίσιμα μυθήσασθαι <span class="bibl">Od.2.159</span>; <b class="b3">οὐδέ τε πάντες ἐναίσιμοι</b> [<b class="b3">ὄρνιθες</b>] ib.<span class="bibl">182</span>; esp. in good sense, <b class="b2">seasonable</b>, of omens, ἐ. σήματα φαίνων <span class="bibl">Il.2.353</span>: generally, <b class="b2">favourable, boding good</b>, λιγνὺν ἐναίσιμον ἀΐσσουσαν <span class="bibl">A.R.1.438</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> of persons, their thoughts, etc., <b class="b2">righteous</b>, ἀνὴρ ὃς ἐ. εἴη <span class="bibl">Od.10.383</span>; οἵ τινές εἰσιν ἐ. οἵ τ' ἀθέμιστοι <span class="bibl">17.363</span>; <b class="b3">ᾧ οὔτ' ἂρ φρένες εἰσὶν ἐ</b>. (of Achilles) <span class="bibl">Il.24.40</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.18.220</span>; ἐμοὶ νόος ἐστὶν ἐ. <span class="bibl">5.190</span>; so τοῦτό γ' ἐναίσιμον οὐκ ἐνόησεν <span class="bibl">2.123</span>, <span class="bibl">7.299</span>; <b class="b3">ἐ. τίει</b> [<b class="b3">βίον</b>] <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>775</span>(lyr.); <b class="b3">γῆρας γὰρ ἐ. ἄνδρατίθησιν</b> makes him <b class="b2">honoured</b>, <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">H.</span>1.683</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of things, <b class="b2">fit, proper</b>, ἐ. δῶρα διδοῦναι ἀθανάτοις <span class="bibl">Il.24.425</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">h.Cer.</span>369</span>. Adv. <b class="b3">-μως</b> <b class="b2">fitly, becomingly</b>, αἰνεῖν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span> 916</span>; μή νυν ὑπέρβαλλ', ἀλλ' ἐ. φέρε <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Alc.</span>1077</span>.</span>