ἰός (B)[
ῑ],,
A). poison, as of serpents,
A. Eu. 478 ,
S. Tr. 771 ,
E. Ion 1015 ,
Plu. 2.562c , etc.;
venom of a mad dog,
Ruf. Fr. 118 ;
ἰὸς ἀμεμφὴς μελισσῶν, of honey with which snakes fed Iamos,
Pi. O. 6.47 : metaph., of envy,
A. Ag. 834 . (Cf. Skt.
vi[snull ]ám 'poison', Lat.
vīrus.)