αἰνός: Difference between revisions

|Definition=αἰνή, αἰνόν, ''poet.'',<br><span class="bld">A</span> = [[δεινός]], [[dread]], [[horrible]], freq. in Hom., of feelings, <b class="b3">ἄχος, χόλος, τρόμος, κάματος, ὀϊζύς</b>, 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]], especially of [[Zeus]], αἰνότατε Κρονίδη Il.4.25, etc.; <b class="b3">σύ γ' αἰνοτάτη</b>, of Pallas, 8.423; of monsters or animals, πέλωρα Od.10.219; ὄφις Hes.''Fr.''14; λῖς Theoc.25.252.<br><span class="bld">II</span> Adv. [[αἰνῶς]] = [[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., <b class="b3">αἰ. κακός</b> [[terribly]] bad, Od.17.24; αἰ. πικρός Hdt.4.52; <b class="b3">τῆς Σκυθικῆς αἰ. ἀξύλου ἐούσης</b> ib.61:—neut. pl. [[αἰνά]] as adverb, Il.1.414: Sup. -ότατον 13.52.