Cunliffe (Lex Entries)

αἰγίς

-ίδος, ἡ

[perh. the orig. idea was that of a storm-cloud, whence the sense hurricane-wind. Cf. ἐπαιγίζω.]

ShortDef

the aegis

Headword:

αἰγίς

Headword (normalized):

αἰγίς

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αιγις

IDX:

218

URN:

urn:cite2:exploreHomer:entries.atlas_v1:1.219

Key:

{'content': '<p>-ίδος, ἡ</p> <p>[perh. the orig. idea was that of a storm-cloud, whence the sense hurricane-wind. Cf. ἐπαιγίζω.]</p>'}