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αἰπύς high and steep, lofty, of cities on heights, as Troy, Od.; of hills, Il.; βρόχος αἰπ. a noose hanging straight down, Od. metaph. sheer, utter, αἰπὺς ὄλεθρος Hom. (death being regarded as the plunge over a precipice); so, φόνος αἰπύς Od.; also αἰπὺς χόλος towering wrath, Il. arduous, difficult, Il.

ShortDef

high and steep, lofty

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Headword:

αἰπύς

Headword (normalized):

αἰπύς

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αιπυς

IDX:

885

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n885

Key:

ai)pu/s

Data

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