δάϊος
καὶ ὑποθέμενος κατὰ τῆς κεφαλῆς φέρειν τὰς πληγάς, ὡς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τοῦ τε κακοῦ τοῦ πρὸς ἀνθρώπους → and having instructed them to bring their blows against the head, seeing that the harm to humans ... (Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 1.50)
English (LSJ)
contr. δᾷος, α, ον, Dor. for Ep. δήιος (contr. δῆος Thgn. 552b), η, ον: also δάϊος, ον, E.Tr.1301 (lyr.), HF915 (lyr.) (Trag. always use the Dor.form): (δαίω Α):—
A hostile, destructive, Hom.only in Il., δηΐου ἐκ πολέμου 7.119; δ. ἄνδρα 6.481: esp. as epith. of πῦρ, burning, consuming, 8.181, al.; δάϊοι enemies, Pi.N.8.28, A.Ag.559; λάφυρα δάων Id.Th.278 (dub.l.); φόβημα δαΐων S.OC699 (lyr.): in sg., fighting man, Ar.Ra.1022; also δάου μάχας S.Ichn.239; δαΐον ὁρμάν hostile, Ar.Nu.335 (=[Philox.]18 (anap.)); ἔπιτε δαΐαν ὁδόν Ar.Ra. 897 (lyr.). 2 unhappy, wretched, A.Pers.282 (lyr.), etc., S.Aj.784, E.Andr.838(lyr.). II (δαῆναι) knowing, cunning, τεχνίτης APl. 4.119 (Posid.). Adv. δαΐως Epicur.Fr.183 codd. Plu. (δαιμονίως Usener). [δᾱϊος: but disyll. in Hom. where the last syll. is long; Trag., when disyll., written δᾷος, A.Pers.282; δηῐων at the end of a pentam., AP6.123 (Anyte).]
