αἶνος,ὁ, (Αἰν<>έω ) poet. and Ion. word,
A. tale, story, Il. 23.652 , Od. 14.508 , A. Supp. 534 (lyr.);αἰνεῖν αἶνονto tella tale, Id. Ag. 1483 (lyr.), S. Ph. 1380 : esp.story with moral, fable, Hes. Op. 202 , Archil. 86 , 89 ; ἄκουε δὴ τὸν αἶνον
Call. Iamb. 1.211
: generally,saying, proverb, παλαιὸς αἶ.
E. Fr. 508
, cf. Theoc. 14.43 ;riddle,
Carm.Pop. 34 .
II. =
Att.
ἔπαινος,praise, Il. 23.795 , Od. 21.110 , Pi. N. 1.6 ; ἐπιτύμβιος αἶ.
A. Ag. 1547
, cf. 780 , S. OC 707 (all lyr.); ἄξιος αἴνου μεγάλου
Hdt. 7.107
( v.l. ἐπαίνου ), cf. LXX Ps. 8.2 , al., Ev.Luc. 18.43 .
III. decree, resolution, τῶν Ἀχαιῶν