ἤπιος
ἤπῐος,
α,
ον, also
ος,
ον Hes. Th. 407 ,
E. Tr. 53 , etc.
1). of persons,
gentle, kind,
πατὴρ ὣς ἤπιος αἰεί Il. 24.770 , cf.
Od. 2.47 ,
234 ; of a monarch,
ἀγανὸς καὶ ἤ. ib.
230 ,
5.8 . cf.
14.139 ;
ἡνίοχος Il. 23.281 : c. dat. pers.,
ἐθέλω δέ τοι ἤπιος εἶναι 8.40 , cf.
Od. 10.337 , etc.;
ἤ. ἀνθρώποισι καὶ ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖσι Hes. Th. 407 ;
ἠπιώτερος τοῦ πατρός Hdt. 5.92 .
ζ/; of the gods,
σωτῆρας .. ἠπίους θ’ ἡμῖν μολεῖν S. Ph. 738 ;
θεὸς ἀνθρώποισιν -ώτατος E. Ba. 861 ; cf.
Ar. V. 879 (lyr.);
ἐχίδνης οὐδὲν -ωτέρα E. Alc. 310 ;
οὐδέ πω ἤπιος appeased,
Id. Med. 133 : later in Prose,
1 Ep.Thess. 2.7 ,
2 Ep.Ti. 2.24 .
2). ἤπιον ἦμαρ c. inf., a day
favourable for beginning a thing,
Hes. Op. 787 .
ShortDef
gentle, mild, kind
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἤπιος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ηπιος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-47490
Data
{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἤπῐος</span>, <span class="itype greek">α</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, also <span class="itype greek">ος</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:407" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:407/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 407 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg011.perseus-grc1:53" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg011.perseus-grc1:53/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 53 </a>, etc. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> of persons, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gentle, kind</span>, <span class="quote greek">πατὴρ ὣς ἤπιος αἰεί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24:770" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:24.770/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 24.770 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:47" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.47/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 2.47 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:234" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:234/canonical-url/"> 234 </a>; of a monarch, <span class="foreign greek">ἀγανὸς καὶ ἤ</span>. ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:230" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:230/canonical-url/"> 230 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:5:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.8/canonical-url/"> 5.8 </a>. cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:14:139" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:14.139/canonical-url/"> 14.139 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἡνίοχος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:281" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.281/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 23.281 </a> : c. dat. pers., <span class="quote greek">ἐθέλω δέ τοι ἤπιος εἶναι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:40" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8.40/canonical-url/"> 8.40 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:337" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.337/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 10.337 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">ἤ. ἀνθρώποισι καὶ ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:407" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:407/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 407 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἠπιώτερος τοῦ πατρός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.92/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 5.92 </a> .<span class="foreign greek">ζ/</span>; of the gods, <span class="quote greek">σωτῆρας .. ἠπίους θ’ ἡμῖν μολεῖν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:738" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:738/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 738 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">θεὸς ἀνθρώποισιν -ώτατος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:861" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:861/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 861 </a> ; cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:879" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:879/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 879 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">ἐχίδνης οὐδὲν -ωτέρα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:310" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg002.perseus-grc1:310/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alc.</span> 310 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">οὐδέ πω ἤπιος</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">appeased</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:133" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc1:133/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Med.</span> 133 </a>: later in Prose, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg013.perseus-grc1:2:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg013.perseus-grc1:2.7/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">1 Ep.Thess.</span> 2.7 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg016.perseus-grc1:2:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg016.perseus-grc1:2.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">2 Ep.Ti.</span> 2.24 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> of feelings, words, etc., <span class="foreign greek">εἴ μοι κρείων Ἀγαμέμνων ἤπια εἰδείη</span> had <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">kindly feeling</span> towards me, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:73" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:16.73/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 16.73 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὁμῶς δέ τοι ἤπια οἶδε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:13:405" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:13.405/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 13.405 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:15:557" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:15.557/canonical-url/"> 15.557 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἤ. δήνεα οἶδε</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:361" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.361/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.361 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">μῦθος ἤ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:20:327" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.327/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 20.327 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ὀργαί, φρένες</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg011.perseus-grc1:53" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg011.perseus-grc1:53/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 53 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 362.6 </span>; <span class="quote greek">πρὸς τὸ -ώτερον καταστῆσαί τινα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:59" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.59/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 2.59 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> of heat and cold, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">mild, less intense</span>, <span class="quote greek">τὸ πνῖγος -ώτερον γέγονεν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:279b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:279b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phdr.</span> 279b </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:85a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:85a/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ti.</span> 85a </a> ( Comp.); <span class="foreign greek">ἠπιώτεραι αἱ θέρμαι</span>, of a fever, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:7:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:7.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epid.</span> 7.1 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τὰ τοῦ πυρετοῦ ἤπια</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:5:73" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg006.perseus-grc1:5.73/canonical-url/"> 5.73 </a>; <span class="quote greek">αἰθέριον πῦρ ἤ. ὄν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1562.tlg001:8:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1562.tlg001:8.57/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Parm.</span> 8.57 </a> ; of river-currents, <span class="quote greek">-ώτερα ῥεύματα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0643.tlg001:16:26" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0643.tlg001:16.26/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Meno</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Iatr.</span> 16.26 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> Act., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">soothing, assuaging</span>, <span class="quote greek">φάρμακα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:218" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.218/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.218 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:11:515" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:11.515/canonical-url/"> 11.515 </a>; opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἰσχυρά</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:130" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.130/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 3.130 </a>, cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:142" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.142/canonical-url/"> 7.142 </a> ( Comp.); <span class="quote greek">ἀκέσματα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:482" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:482/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 482 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">φύλλα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:698" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:698/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 698 </a> (lyr.); <span class="foreign greek">ποτήματα</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">soft</span> drinks, opp. <span class="foreign greek">φαρμακώδη καὶ δριμέα</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0565.tlg001:2:44" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0565.tlg001:2.44/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Sor.</span> 2.44 </a>: Sup., <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ir.</span> p.44 </span> W. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">ἤπιον ἦμαρ</span> c. inf., a day <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">favourable</span> for beginning a thing, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:787" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg002.perseus-grc1:787/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Op.</span> 787 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> Adv. <span class="quote greek">-ίως</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:105" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.105/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.105 </a> ,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:143" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:143/canonical-url/"> 143 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1439" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg005.perseus-grc1:1439/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 1439 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">ἠ. ἀμείψασθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:60" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.60/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 8.60 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">χρήσετ’ αὐτή σοι τότ’ ἠ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg009:495" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg009:495/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Epit.</span> 495 </a>: Comp. <span class="quote greek">-ωτέρως, ἔχειν πρός τινα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg056.perseus-grc1:44" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg056.perseus-grc1:44/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 56.44 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">-ώτερον καὶ κηδεμονικώτερον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg080:65" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg080:65/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Piet.</span> 65 </a> : Sup. <span class="quote greek">-ωτάτως</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span> </div> </div><br><br>'}