αἰπύς
αἰπύς,
εῖα,
ύ, Ep. and Lyr. Adj., rare in Trag.,
2). metaph.,
sheer, utter,
αἰ. ὄλεθρος freq. in
Hom., death being regarded as
the plunge from a high precipice;
φόνος αἰ.
Od. 4.843 ;
θάνατος Pi. O. 10(11).42 ;
σκότος utter darkness,
Id. Fr. 228 ; of passions, etc.,
αἰ. χόλος towering wrath,
Il. 15.223 ;
δόλος αἰ.
h.Merc. 66 ,
Hes. Th. 589 ;
αἰπυτάτη σοφίη AP 11.354 (
Agath.);
arduous,
πόνος Il. 11.601 ,
16.651 ;
αἰπύ οἱ ἐσσεῖται 'twill be
hard work for him,
13.317 .
ShortDef
high and steep, lofty
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
αἰπύς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αιπυς
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-2639
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">αἰπύς</span>, <span class="itype greek">εῖα</span>, <span class="itype greek">ύ</span>, Ep. and Lyr. Adj., rare in Trag., <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">high and steep</span>, in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> mostly of cities on rocky heights, esp. of Troy, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:485" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:3.485/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 3.485 </a>, al.; of hills, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:603" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.603/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.603 </a>; later of the sky, <span class="quote greek">αἰθήρ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:3:36" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:3.36/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 3.36 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">οὐρανός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:845" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg003.perseus-grc1:845/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aj.</span> 845 </a> ; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">on high</span>, <span class="quote greek">ποδῶν αἰ. ἰωή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:682" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:682/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 682 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἁψαμένη βρόχον αἰπύν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hanging high</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:278" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.278/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 11.278 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sheer, utter</span>, <span class="foreign greek">αἰ. ὄλεθρος</span> freq. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, death being regarded as <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the plunge from a high precipice</span>; <span class="foreign greek">φόνος αἰ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:843" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.843/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 4.843 </a>; <span class="quote greek">θάνατος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10(11).42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10(11).42/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 10(11).42 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">σκότος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">utter</span> darkness, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:228" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:228/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 228 </a>; of passions, etc., <span class="foreign greek">αἰ. χόλος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">towering</span> wrath, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:223" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.223/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 15.223 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">δόλος αἰ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:66" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg004.perseus-grc1:66/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">h.Merc.</span> 66 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:589" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:589/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 589 </a>; <span class="quote greek">αἰπυτάτη σοφίη</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 11.354 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Agath.</span></span>); <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">arduous</span>, <span class="quote greek">πόνος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:601" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.601/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 11.601 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:651" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.651/canonical-url/"> 16.651 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">αἰπύ οἱ ἐσσεῖται</span> \'twill be <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">hard work</span> for him, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:317" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:13.317/canonical-url/"> 13.317 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}