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|Definition=(A) [ῑ], ἡ, gen. [[ἰνός]], acc. [[ἶνα]], nom.pl. [[ἶνες]], dat. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> ἴνεσι <span class="bibl">Il.23.191</span>, also ἰσίν Sor. (v. infr.), Suid. s.v. [[ἶνες]], cj. Nauck for [[εἰσίν]] in <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Fr.</span>229</span>:— [[sinew]], [[tendon]], sg. once in Hom., ὡς δ' ὅτ' ἂν . . ἀνὴρ . . ἶνα τάμῃ διὰ πᾶσαν <span class="bibl">Il.17.522</span>: usu. in pl., [[sinews]], οὐ γὰρ ἔτι σάρκας τε καὶ ὀστέα ἲνες ἔχουσιν <span class="bibl">Od.11.219</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Il.23.191</span>; ἶνες ἄρθρων <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pax</span>86</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Archil.138</span>; <b class="b3">ἶνες αὐτὸ μόνον καὶ λεπτὴ δορά</b>, of a person wasted by disease, <span class="bibl">Ph.2.432</span>; [[δοράς]], [[σάρκας]], [[ἶνας]] ib.<span class="bibl">527</span>: metaph., Τρωίας ἶνας ἐκταμὼν δορί <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>8(7).57</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> later, [[the fibrous vessels in the muscles]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span>84a</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>515b27</span>, al.; in blood, [[fibrine]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">PA</span>650b14</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span>82c</span>, <span class="bibl">Meno <span class="title">Iatr.</span>17.34</span>: metaph., of metals, Plu.2.434b. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[rib]] in the leaves of plants, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>3.12.7</span> (sg.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> [[strip]] of papyrus, ταῖς τῶν χαρτῶν ἰσίν <span class="bibl">Sor.1.13</span>: sg., Gal.10.1000. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b3">λεπτὴ ἴς</b> a small [[fibre]] of papyrus, Id.17(1).795.</span><br /><span class="bld">ἴς</span> (B) [ῑ], ἡ, three times in acc. sg. [[ἶνα]] (elided <b class="b3">ἶν'</b>) <span class="bibl">Il.5.245</span>,<span class="bibl">7.269</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.9.538</span>, freq. in instr. [[ἶφι]] (q.v.), elsewh. only nom. sg.:—<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[strength]], [[force]], of persons, ἀλλ' ἄρα καὶ ἲς ἐσθλή <span class="bibl">Il.12.320</span>; ἐπέρεισε δὲ ἶν' ἀπέλεθρον <span class="bibl">7.269</span>; ἤ μοι ἔτ' ἐστὶν ἴς, οἵη πάρος . . <span class="bibl">Od.21.283</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">11.393</span>, <span class="bibl">18.3</span>: freq. in periphr., <b class="b3">ἱερὴ ἲς Τηλεμάχοιο</b> the [[strong]] Telemachus, <span class="bibl">2.409</span>; κρατερὴ ἲς Ὀδυσῆος <span class="bibl">Il.23.720</span>; ἲς Ἡρακλῆος <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>951</span>; and in twofold periphr., <b class="b3">ἲς βίης Ἡρακληείης</b> ib.<span class="bibl">332</span>; also of things, <b class="b3">ἲς ἀνέμου</b> or [[ἀνέμοιο]], <span class="bibl">Il.15.383</span>, <span class="bibl">17.739</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.9.71</span>; ἲς ποταμοῖο <span class="bibl">Il.21.356</span>; <b class="b3">κράται' ἴς</b> was read by Ptol.Asc.in <span class="bibl">Od.11.597</span>; v. [[κρατύς]]. (<b class="b3">ϝῑ-</b>, cf. <b class="b3">γίς· ἰσχύς</b>, Hsch., pr. n. ϝιφιάδας <span class="title">IG</span>7.3172.70, Lat. [[vis]], [[vim]]; prob. cogn. with [[ἵεμαι]] but not with [[ἴς]] (A).)</span>