αἶνος
οὐ γὰρ εἰς περιουσίαν ἐπράττετ' αὐτοῖς τὰ τῆς πόλεως → for selfish greed had no place in their statesmanship
English (LSJ)
ὁ, (αἰνέω) poet. and Ion. word,
A tale, story, Il.23.652, Od.14.508, A.Supp.534 (lyr.); αἰνεῖν αἶνον to tell a tale, Id.Ag.1483 (lyr.), S.Ph.1380: esp. story with moral, fable, Hes. Op.202, Archil.86,89; ἄκουε δὴ τὸν αἶνον Call.Iamb.1.211: generally, saying, proverb, παλαιὸς αἶ. E.Fr.508, cf. Theoc.14.43; riddle, Carm.Pop.34. II = Att. ἔπαινος, praise, Il.23.795, Od.21.110, Pi.N.1.6; ἐπιτύμβιος αἶ. A.Ag.1547, cf. 780, S.OC707 (all lyr.); ἄξιος αἴνου μεγάλου Hdt.7.107 (v.l. ἐπαίνου), cf. LXXPs.8.2, al., Ev.Luc.18.43. III decree, resolution, τῶν Ἀχαιῶν IG4.926 (Epid.); κατ' αἶνον, opp. κατὰ ψήφισμα, SIG672.15 (Delph.), cf. EM36.16.
