αἰνός
ξένος ὢν ἀκολούθει τοῖς ἐπιχωρίοις νόμοις → as a foreigner, follow the laws of that country | when in Rome, do as the Romans do
English (LSJ)
ή, όν, poet.,
A = δεινός, dread, horrible, freq. in Hom., of feelings, ἄχος, χόλος, τρόμος, κάματος, ὀϊζύς, Il.4.169, 22.94, 7.215, 10.312, Od.15.342; of states and actions, as δηϊοτής, πόλεμος, μόρος, Il. 5.409, Od.8.519 (Sup.), Il.18.465; of persons, dread, terrible, esp. of Zeus, αἰνότατε Κρονίδη Il.4.25, etc.; σύ γ' αἰνοτάτη, of Pallas, 8.423; of monsters or animals, πέλωρα Od.10.219; ὄφις Hes.Fr.14; λῖς Theoc.25.252. II Adv. -νῶς terribly, i.e. strangely, exceedingly, Il.10.38; ἔοικέ τινι 3.158, Od.1.208; φιλέεσκε 1.264; ἐπὶ γόνυ κέκλιται A.Pers.930 (lyr.); φεύγειν τι Hdt.4.76; with Adj., αἰ. κακός terribly bad, Od.17.24; αἰ. πικρός Hdt.4.52; τῆς Σκυθικῆς αἰ. ἀξύλου ἐούσης ib.61:—neut. pl. αἰνά as Adv., Il.1.414: Sup. -ότατον 13.52.
