αἰνός,ή,όν, poet.,
A.
= δεινός ,dread, horrible, freq. in Hom. , of feelings,ἄχος, χόλος, τρόμος, κάματος, ὀϊζύς, Il. 4.169 , 22.94 , 7.215 , 10.312 , Od. 15.342 ; of states and actions, asδηϊοτής, πόλεμος, μόρος, Il. 5.409 , Od. 8.519 ( Sup. ), Il. 18.465 ; of persons,dread, terrible, esp. of Zeus, αἰνότατε Κρονίδη
Il. 4.25
, etc.;σύ γ' αἰνοτάτη, of Pallas, 8.423 ; of monsters or animals, πέλωρα
Od. 10.219
; ὄφις
Hes. Fr. 14
; λῖς
Theoc. 25.252
.
II. Adv. -νῶς terribly, i.e.strangely, exceedingly, Il. 10.38 ; ἔοικέ τινι
3.158
, Od. 1.208 ; φιλέεσκε
1.264