ἐναίσιμος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἐναίσιμον, ([[αἶσα]]) Ep. Adj. (rare in Trag.)<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[ominous]], [[fateful]], <b class="b3">οὐδ' ἦλθον ἐναίσιμον</b> (as adverb) Il.6.519; ὄρνιθας γνῶναι καὶ ἐναίσιμα μυθήσασθαι Od.2.159; <b class="b3">οὐδέ τε πάντες ἐναίσιμοι</b> ([[ὄρνιθες]]) ib.182; especially in good sense, [[seasonable]], of omens, ἐ. σήματα φαίνων Il.2.353: generally, [[favourable]], [[boding good]], λιγνὺν ἐναίσιμον ἀΐσσουσαν A.R.1.438.<br><span class="bld">II</span> of persons, their thoughts, etc., [[righteous]], ἀνὴρ ὃς ἐ. εἴη Od.10.383; οἵ τινές εἰσιν ἐ. οἵ τ' ἀθέμιστοι 17.363; <b class="b3">ᾧ οὔτ' ἂρ φρένες εἰσὶν ἐ.</b> (of Achilles) Il.24.40, cf. Od.18.220; ἐμοὶ νόος ἐστὶν ἐ. 5.190; so τοῦτό γ' ἐναίσιμον οὐκ ἐνόησεν 2.123, 7.299; <b class="b3">ἐ. τίει</b> ([[βίον]]) A.''Ag.''775(lyr.); <b class="b3">γῆρας γὰρ ἐ. ἄνδρατίθησιν</b> makes him [[honoured]], Opp.''H.''1.683.<br><span class="bld">2</span> of things, [[fit]], [[proper]], ἐ. δῶρα διδοῦναι ἀθανάτοις Il.24.425, cf. ''h.Cer.''369. Adv. [[ἐναισίμως]] = [[fitly]], [[becomingly]], αἰνεῖν A.''Ag.'' 916; μή νυν ὑπέρβαλλ', ἀλλ' ἐ. φέρε E.''Alc.''1077.