αἰνός: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ή, όν, poet., <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> = [[δεινός]], <b class="b2">dread, horrible</b>, freq. in Hom., of feelings, <b class="b3">ἄχος, χόλος, τρόμος, κάματος, ὀϊζύς</b>, <span class="bibl">Il.4.169</span>, <span class="bibl">22.94</span>, <span class="bibl">7.215</span>, <span class="bibl">10.312</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.15.342</span>; of states and actions, as <b class="b3">δηϊοτής, πόλεμος, μόρος</b>, <span class="bibl">Il. 5.409</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.8.519</span> (Sup.), <span class="bibl">Il.18.465</span>; of persons, <b class="b2">dread, terrible</b>, esp. of Zeus, αἰνότατε Κρονίδη <span class="bibl">Il.4.25</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">σύ γ' αἰνοτάτη</b>, of Pallas, <span class="bibl">8.423</span>; of monsters or animals, πέλωρα <span class="bibl">Od.10.219</span>; ὄφις <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Fr.</span>14</span>; λῖς <span class="bibl">Theoc.25.252</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> Adv. <b class="b3">-νῶς</b> <b class="b2">terribly</b>, i.e. <b class="b2">strangely, exceedingly</b>, <span class="bibl">Il.10.38</span>; ἔοικέ τινι <span class="bibl">3.158</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.1.208</span>; φιλέεσκε <span class="bibl">1.264</span>; ἐπὶ γόνυ κέκλιται <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pers.</span>930</span> (lyr.); φεύγειν τι <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.76</span>; with Adj., <b class="b3">αἰ. κακός</b> <b class="b2">terribly</b> bad, <span class="bibl">Od.17.24</span>; αἰ. πικρός <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.52</span>; <b class="b3">τῆς Σκυθικῆς αἰ. ἀξύλου ἐούσης</b> ib.<span class="bibl">61</span>:—neut. pl. <b class="b3">αἰνά</b> as Adv., <span class="bibl">Il.1.414</span>: Sup. -ότατον <span class="bibl">13.52</span>.</span>