Ἤπιος

kind

Translated by Catharine Roth8 Jun 2006Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 13 words

[Meaning] gentle, or soothing.¹
Also [sc. attested is the superlative] h)piw/tatos ["most/very kind"].²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἤπιος· πρᾶος, ἢ λιπαρός. καὶ Ἠπιώτατος.

Betacode

*)/hpios: pra=os, h)\ liparo/s. kai\ *)hpiw/tatos.

Notes (2)

1(The second gloss literally means "oily".) Same glossing in other lexica, and see also a scholion on Homer, Odyssey 5.8, where the headword occurs (web address 1). ↩
2Also in other lexica; perhaps quoted from Euripides, Bacchae 861 (web address 2). ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

η434Ἠπιόδωροςsoothing by gifts[Meaning] she who is giving soothing and gentle gifts; good.

Neighbouring entries

η434Ἠπιόδωροςsoothing by gifts η435ἨπιόνηEpione η436Ἤπιοςkind η437Ἡ 'πίτριπτοςshe the damnable η438ᾟ ποδῶν εἶχεν ἕκαστος ἔθεονeach man ran off as fast as his feet could carry him

Revision history5 revisions · last 8 Sep 2018

8 Sep 2018another link — Catharine Roth
22 Dec 2012upgraded link — Catharine Roth
18 Dec 2012Revised — David Whitehead
18 Dec 2012tweaking — David Whitehead
9 Jun 2006augmented notes and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
8 Jun 2006Translated — Catharine Roth