Ἴθυσεν

went straight on

Translated by Catharine Roth23 May 2006Vetting: high3 revisions

8 words

[Meaning he/she/it] set out in a straight line.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἴθυσεν· ἐπ' εὐθείας ὥρμησεν.

Betacode

*)/iqusen: e)p' eu)qei/as w(/rmhsen.

Same or similar entry in other lexica. The headword is aorist of i)qu/w, third person singular. It is probably quoted from Homer, where there are several instances both with (as here) and without the nu ephelkustikon. See e.g. Iliad 6.2 with scholion.
cf. iota 245, iota 246, iota 247, iota 249.