αἰπύς
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.
Headword (normalized):
αἰπύς
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αιπυς
Intro Text:
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.
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