ἐπαινή
ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω → however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess
German (Pape)
French (Bailly abrégé)
seul. fém.
redoutable, terrible.
Étymologie: renforc. de αἰνή ; sel. d'autres, ἐπ' αἰνή en outre la terrible ; ἐπί, αἰνός.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπαινή: ἡ, ἴδε ἐπαινός.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἐπαινή: ἡ страшная, грозная (эпитет Персефоны) Hom., Hes.; Luc. - v. l. ἐπ᾽ αἰνή а также страшная (Персефона).
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: adj.
Meaning: of Persephone (Hom.), late also of other goddesses (Hecate, Demeter).
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Perh. from false split (in Ι 457?) from ἐπ' αἰνη Π. and also the terrible P.. Buttmann Lexilogus 2, 101, Leumann Hom. Wörter 72, Schwyzer 102.
Frisk Etymology German
ἐπαινή: {epainḗ}
Meaning: Beiwort der Persephone (Hom.), spät auch auf andere Göttinnen übertragen (Hekate, Demeter).
Etymology : Wahrscheinlich durch falsche Worteinung (zunächst Ι 457) aus ἐπ’ αἰνὴ Π. ‘dazu die schreckliche P.’ entstanden. Buttmann Lexilogus 2, 101, Leumann Hom. Wörter 72, Schwyzer 102.
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