Ἰλιάς (2.850)

ἐπικίδνημι

spread over, κακοῖς ἐπικίδνατε θυμόν spread a brave spirit over your ills, Orac. ap. Hdt. 7.140:—in Hom. always Pass. (only in Il.), ὕδωρ ἐπικίδναται ἆιαν is spread over the earth, Il. 2.850, cf. A.R. 2.978; ὅσον τʼ ἐπικίδναται ἠώς far as the morning light is spread, Il. 7.451, 458; ἐπεκίδνατο οὐρανὸν ἄστρα Q.S. 5.347.

Ἀξιός

Ἀξιός (εὐρὺ ῥέων, εὐρυρέεθρος ). A river flowing into the Thermaic Gulf Il. 2.849, 850, Il. 16.288; father of Pelegon by Periboea-1 Il. 21.141 , 157, 158.

αἶα

αἶα -ης, ἡ [ = γαῖα.] 1 The earth: ὕδωρ ἐπικίδναται αἶαν Il. 2.850. Cf. Il. 3.243, Od. 8.1, Il. 9.506, Il. 23.742, Il. 24.695: κατέχει αἶα Od. 11.301. Cf. Od. 24.509.– 2 a A particular land or country: Θρῃκῶν αἶαν Il. 13.4: Ἀχαΐδος αἴης Od. 13.249. b One's native land: ὁππότʼ ἂν ἧς ἱμείρεται αἴης Od. 1.41. So πατρὶς αἶα. Always in genit. πατρίδος αἴης Il. 2.162 = 178, Il. 4.172, Il. 11.817, Il. 15.740, Il. 16.539: Od. 1.75, 203, Od. 4.262, 521, Od. 10.236, 472, Od. 18.145, Od. 19.301, Od. 23.353, Od. 24.290. 3 The surface of the earth, the earth, the ground: ὅσον τʼ ὄργυιʼ ὑπὲρ αἴης Il. 23.327.

ἐπικίδνημι

ἐπικίδνημι [ἐπι- 15.] In pass., of the water of a river, to be spread over, to flow upon. With acc.: αἶαν Il. 2.850. So of the dawn, to be spread or shed over (a space) Il. 7.451, 458.

καλός

καλός -ή, -όν. Formed fr. κάλλος nom. neut. comp. κάλλιον Il. 24.52: Od. 3.69, Od. 6.39, Od. 17.583, Od. 18.255, etc. Nom. pl. masc. καλλίονες Od. 10.396. Superl. κάλλιστος, -η, -ον Il. 2.673, Il. 6.294, Il. 9.140, Il. 21.158, etc.: Od. 4.614, Od. 9.11, Od. 11.239, Od. 15.107, etc. (Often used merely as a more or less conventional epithet.) 1 In reference to personal beauty a Of a god or a man, well-favoured, shapely, goodly: κάλλιστος ἀνήρ Il. 2.673. Cf. Il. 3.169, Il. 20.233, Il. 21.108: καλός τε καὶ ἀρτίπος Od. 8.310. Cf. Od. 1.301=Od. 3.199, Od. 6.276, Od. 9.513, Od. 10.396, Od. 11.310, 522. Sim.: καλὸν εἶδος Il. 3.44. Of parts or appendages of the body, shapely, goodly, beauteous: σφυρά Il. 4.147, χρόα Il. 5.858, ὄμματα Il. 23.66. Cf. Il. 11.352, Il. 21.398, Il. 22.321, Il. 23.805: Od. 1.208, Od. 8.85, Od. 13.398, 430, Od. 15.332, Od. 16.15=Od. 17.39, Od. 19.417, Od. 24.44. b Of a goddess or a woman, fair, lovely, beauteous, comely: χορῷ καλὴ πολυμήλη (in the dance) Il. 16.180. Cf. Il. 8.305, Il. 9.140 = 282, 556, Il. 16.175, Il. 18.383, Il. 22.155: ἁλοσύδνης Od. 4.404. Cf. Od. 3.464, Od. 6.108, Od. 8.320, Od. 11.271, 321, Od. 13.289=Od. 16.158, Od. 15.418. Of parts or appendages of the body, fair, lovely, beauteous: χρόα Il. 5.354, πλοκάμους Il. 14.177, πρόσωπα Il. 19.285. Cf. Il. 14.175: Od. 2.376, Od. 4.749, Od. 18.192, Od. 19.208, 263. c Of a god and goddess: Ἄρης καὶ Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη . . . καλὼ καὶ μεγάλω Il. 18.518. d Of the Dawn, bright Il. 9.707. 2 Of animals, goodly, shapely, well-formed, well-grown: καλλίστους ἵππους Il. 10.436: βόες Od. 12.262, 355. Cf. Od. 9.426, Od. 17.307. Sim.: πώεα καλὰ οἰῶν Il. 18.528: Od. 11.528: Od. 11.402, Od. 12.129, Od. 24.112. 3 Of places, fair, delightful, pleasant to dwell in Il. 9.152 = 294, Il. 18.491: Od. 19.173. 4 Of things of use buildings, constructions, etc., well-made, well-constructed, fair, goodly, fine, beauteous, or the like: χιτῶνα Il. 2.43, τεύχεα Il. 3.89, δίφροι Il. 5.194, τεῖχος Il. 8.447. Cf. Il. 3.331, 388, Il. 6.294, Il. 11.629, Il. 14.185, Il. 22.3, Il. 23.268, etc.: πέδιλα Od. 1.96, δώματα Od. 3.387, εἵματα Od. 6.111. Cf. Od. 1.131, Od. 3.63, 351, Od. 5.232, Od. 8.69, Od. 14.7, Od. 19.18, Od. 21.7, Od. 24.3, etc. Sim. absol.: καλὰ ἕννυσθαι Od. 6.27. 5 In various applications as an epithet of general commendation, fair, goodly, fine, beauteous, calculated to win acceptance or give satisfaction, or the like: πλατανίστῳ Il. 2.307, ἱερά Il. 11.727, ἄλσεα Il. 20.8. Cf. Il. 5.92, Il. 6.195, 218, Il. 14.351, Il. 17.55, etc.: δῶρον Od. 1.312, κειμήλια Od. 10.40, ἀγρόν Od. 24.206. Cf. Od. 4.473, Od. 15.76, Od. 17.600, etc. Of a star, fair, bright Il. 6.401, Il. 22.318. Of waters, fair, bright, gleaming Il. 2.850, Il. 16.229, Il. 21.158, 238, 244, etc.: Od. 6.87, Od. 11.239, 240. Of the voice, sweet, ravishing Il. 1.604: Od. 5.61, Od. 10.221, Od. 24.60. Of a wind, fair Od. 14.253, 299. Becoming, gracing: πάντα καλὰ θανόντι περ Il. 22.73. Pleasing, delightsome: τό γε καλὸν ἀκουέμεν ἐοτὶν ἀοιδοῦ Od. 1.370. Cf. Od. 9.3, 11. Conferring distinction, bringing honour or fame: ἀέθλια Od. 21.117. Cf.Od. 11.184, Od. 18.255=Od. 19.128. 6 Absol. in neut. καλόν, a fitting orseemly thing, fitting, seemly, well, proper. With infin.: οὐ γὰρ ἔμοιγε κ. [ἄρχειν] Il. 21.440. Cf. Il. 9.615, Il. 17.19, Il. 19.79: οὐ κ. ἀτέμβειν . . . Od. 20.294, Od. 21.312. Cf. Od. 18.287. 7 Absol. in neut. comp. κάλλιον, a more fitting or seemly thing, more fitting, seemly or proper, better: ἐπεὶ πολὺ κ. οὕτως Od. 3.358, Od. 8.543. Cf. Od. 3.69, Od. 6.39, Od. 17.583. Fitting, seemly, well (rather than the reverse): οὔ οἱ τό γε κ. Il. 24.52. Cf. Od. 7.159, Od. 8.549. 8 In neut. καλόν as adv. a Well, in seemly wise: οὐ κ. ἔειπες Od. 8.166. b Sweetly, ravishingly: κ. ἀοιδιάει Od. 10.227. Cf. Il. 1.473, Il. 18.570: Od. 1.155, Od. 8.266, Od. 19.519, Od. 21.411. 9 In neut. pl. καλά as adv. a Well, in becoming, seemly or fitting wise: οὐ κ. χόλον τόνδʼ ἔνθεο θυμῷ (you do not well in this) Il. 6.326. Cf. Il. 13.116: οὐ κ. ἔβαλες ἀλήτην (it was ill in you to . . .) Od. 17.483. Cf. Od. 17.381, 397. b Well, with good consequences, in favouring circumstances: οὐ κ. συνοισόμεθα πτόλεμόνδε (it will be ill for some of us) Il. 8.400: οὐκέτι κ. ἀναχωρήσειν Od. 17.460 (i.e. the impunity you have enjoyed is now to cease). c With prudence or good judgment: οὐκέτι: κ. δόμων ἄπο τῆλʼ ἀλάλησαι Od. 15.10 (i.e. it is time to make for home). d Sweetly, with sympathy: ὥς μοι κ. τὸν οἶτον παιδός ἔνισπες Il. 24.388.

ὕδωρ

ὕδωρ -ατος, τό [cf. L. unda, Eng. water.] (The υ freq. lengthened metrically.) 1 Water Il. 2.307, Il. 3.270, Il. 6.457, Il. 7.99, Il. 9.15, etc. : Od. 1.110, Od. 3.429, Od. 4.213, Od. 5.70, Od. 6.86, Od. 9.209, etc. Of a flood of water : ἀλὲν ὑ. ἐξέρρηξεν ὁδοῖο Il. 23.420. 2 In various specific applications. a A river : σχεδόν ὕδατος Od. 5.475. Cf. Il. 21.14. The waters of a river : τιταρησσόν, ὅς ῥʼ ἐς πηνειὸν προΐει ὑ. Il. 2.752. Cf. Il. 2.755, 850, Il. 8.369, Il. 21.21, etc. : Od. 4.478, Od. 5.185, Od. 10.514. Of the waters of two or more rivers : ὡς ὅτε ποταμοὶ συμβάλλετον ὑ. (their waters) Il. 4.453, ὥς τε πρὼν ἰσχάνει ὑ. Il. 17.747 (= ποταμῶν ῥέεθρα 749). Cf. Il. 12.33. b A spring of water : ὕδατʼ ἀενάοντα Od. 13.109. Cf. Od. 12.306. c A pond : χῆνες πυρὸν ἔδουσιν ἐξ ὕδατος (coming from their . . .) Od. 19.537. d Rain : ὅτε λαβρότατον χέει ὑ. Ζεύς Il. 16.385. e The sea, the wave of the sea : Αἰγύπτῳ ἐπέλασσεν ἄνεμός τε καὶ ὑ. Od. 3.300. Cf. Od. 7.277, Od. 15.482. The water of the sea : ἀλμυρὸν ὑ. Od. 4.511. Cf. Od. 12.104, 172, 236, etc.