ἴδρις
χρώμεθα γὰρ πολιτείᾳ οὐ ζηλούσῃ τοὺς τῶν πέλας νόμους → we live under a form of government which does not emulate the institutions of our neighbours
English (LSJ)
gen. ἴδριος, Att. ἴδρεως, ὁ, ἡ, neut. ἴδρι: voc.
A ἴδρι AP9.559 (Crin.), prob. in ib.6.182 (Alex. Magnes.): pl. ἴδριες; also ἴδριδα S.Fr.1056, ἴδριδες Phryn.Com.90 (= Phryn.Trag.22), cf. πολυ-ίδριδι Sapph.166 (but these forms are censured by Hdn.Gr.2.40): (οἶδα):— poet. Adj. experienced, knowing, skilful, ἀνὴρ ἴδρις Od.6.233: c. inf., ἴδριες . . νῆα θοὴν ἐνὶ πόντῳ ἐλαυνέμεν 7.108: c. gen.rei, πόνου καὶ ὀϊζύος Hes.Sc.351; καλῶν Pi.O.1.104; ἔργων Archil.39, cf.A.Ag.446(lyr.), S.El.608, Ichn.124, Call.Jov.74, etc.: in late Prose, ἴ. τῶν οὐρανίων Vett.Val.4.19: with Preps., κατὰ γνώμαν ἴδρις S.OT1087 (lyr.); οὐδὲν ἴδρις Id.OC525 (lyr.); ἐν πολέμοισι D.P.857. 2 as Subst., the provident one, i.e. the ant, Hes.Op.778.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1238] ιος, att. εως, acc. ἴδριδα wird aus Soph. angeführt, wie Phrvnich. ἴδριδες gesagt hatte, s. Schol. Il. 3, 219 (οἶδα, ἴδμεν); kundig, erfahren; ἀνὴρ ἴδρις, ὃν Ἥφαιστος δέδαεν καὶ Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη τέχνην παντοίην Od. 6, 233; c. inf., ἴδριες νῆα ἐλαυνέμεν 7, 108; Hes. Sc. 53; καλῶν ἴδρις Pind. Ol. 1, 104; μάχης Aesch. Ag. 434; τῶν ἔργων Soph. El. 598; κατὰ γνώμην ἴδρις O. R. 1087; κακῶν Eur. Med. 285; sp. D., πάσης ἴδρι (voc.) γεωγραφίης Crinag. 24 (IX, 559); ἐν πολέμοις D. Per. 857. – Bei Hes. O. 776 ist ἴδρις die Ameise, die Vorbedächtige.
