ἰόεις
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
English (LSJ)
[ῐ], εσα, εν, (ἴον)
A violet-coloured, dark, ἰόεντα σίδηρον Il.23.850, cf. Phoronis Fr.2, Q.S.6.48; ἰόεντα θάλασσαν Nic.Al.171. II ἰόεις, (ἰός B) poisonous, ἄκανθαι Androm. ap. Gal.14.38 [who makes ῐ short; cf. foreg.11].
German (Pape)
[Seite 1256] εσσα, εν, so heißt Il. 23, 850 das Eisen, τοξευτῇσι τίθει ἰόεντα σίδηρον, was auf die Farbe bezogen wird, = ἰοειδής, wie Nic. Al. 171 ἰόεντα θάλασσαν sagt, od. "rostig", od. "zu Pfeilen (ἰός) "tauglich" erklärt wird (εἰς ἰοὺς εὐθετοῦντα, εἰς βελῶν ἐργασίαν ἐπιτήδειον), wogegen die Kürze des ι spricht, wenn nicht per synizesin ἰόεντα dreisylbig wird, wie φοινικόεσσα, λωτεῦντα.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἰόεις: εσσα, εν, (ἴον) ἔχων τὸ χρῶμα τοῦ ἴου, μέλας, ἰόεντα σίδηρον Ἰλ. Ψ. 850· ἰόεντα θάλασσαν Νικ. Ἀλ. 171.
