ἀπηνής

English (LSJ)

ές, Ep. Adj.

   A ungentle, rough, hard, of persons, Il.1.340; ὅτι τοι νόος ἐστὶν ἀ. 16.35, cf. Od.18.381; θυμὸς ὑπερφίαλος καὶ ἀ. Il. 15.94; μῦθον ἀπηνέα τε κρατερόν τε ib.202, cf. Od.18.381, al.; ὃς μὲν ἀπηνὴς αὐτὸς ἔη καὶ ἀπηνέα εἰδῇ cruel himself and full of cruel thoughts, 19.329.—Rare in Att. (never in Trag.), ὅπως τοῖς ἔξωθεν μηδὲν δείξειαν ἀπηνές Ar.Nu.974 (anap.); ἀπηνές τι εἰπεῖν Pl.Phdr.257b (but ἀπηχές (q.v.) Hermias adloc.), cf.Lg.950b, Call.Iamb.1.257; freq. in later Prose, as Onos.42.23, Phld.D.3Fr.69, D.S.9.24, Plu.2.678b, 970c, Luc.Nec.18; τὸ ἐς ἀλλήλους ἀ. Procop.Goth.4.35: Comp. -έστερος J.BJ5.7.4, Adam.2.44: Sup. -έστατος Ael.NA3.26; τοῖς φίλοις J.BJ 1.24.8. Adv. -νῶς D.Chr.32.53, Plu.2.19b; πρὸς φίλους ἀπηνῶς ζῆν ib.525d: Comp. -έστερον J.AJ11.6.9.    II in physical sense, σπλὴν ἀ. hard, Aret.SD1.14, cf. 2.12; unpleasant to taste, CA1.5. (Cf. προσ-ηνής, Goth. ansts 'favour'.)

German (Pape)

[Seite 290] ές (den Ggstz bilden ἐνηής u. προσηνής), unfreundlich, hart, νόος Iliad. 16, 35. 23, 484 Od. 18, 381; θυμός Od. 23, 97. 230; θυμὸς ὑπερφίαλος καὶ ἀπηνής Iliad. 15, 94. 23, 6 l 1; μῦθον ἀπηνέα τε κρατερόν τε 15, 202; βασιλεύς 1, 340; Od. 19, 329 ὃς μὲν ἀπηνὴς αὐτὸς ἔῃ καὶ ἀπηνέα εἰδῇ; Ar. Nub. 961; neben ἀκήλητος Theocr. 22, 169; καὶ ἄγριος Plat. Legg. XII, 950 b; εἴ τίσοι ἀπηνὲς εἴπομεν Phaedr. 257 b.