who dispenses to every one his lot
Αἶσα,ἡ,
A.
like Μοῖρα , the divinitywho dispenses to every one his lotordestiny, ἅσσα οἱ Αἶ. γιγνομένῳ ἐπένησε
Il. 20.127
, cf. Od. 7.197 ; Αἶ. φασγανουργός
A. Ch. 648
(lyr.).
II. as Appellat.,
1. decree, dispensationof a god, τετιμῆσθαι Διὸς αἴσῃ
Il. 9.608
; ὑπὲρ Διὸς αἶσαν
17.321
, cf. 6.487 ; δαίμονος αἶσα κακή
Od. 11.61
;τεὰν κατ' αἶσανthanks to thedestiny decreedby thee, Pi. N. 3.16 ; θεοῦ αἶσα
E. Andr. 1203
(lyr.):—κατ' αἶσαν fitly, duly, Il. 10.445 , etc.; κατ' αἶσαν, οὐδ' ὑπὲρ αἶσαν
Il. 6.333
, cf. B. 9.32 ; ἐν αἴσᾳ
A. Supp. 545
(lyr.); opp. παρ' αἶσαν
Pi. P. 8.13
.
2. one's lot, destiny,οὐ γάρ οἱ τῇδ' αἶσα . . ὀλέσθαι, ἀλλ' ἔτι οἱ μοῖρ' ἐστί. . Od. 5.113 : c.inf., ἔτι γάρ νύ μοι αἶσα βιῶναι
14.359
, cf. 13.306 , al.;κακῇ αἴσῃ . . ἑλόμηνby illluck, Il. 5.209 ; ἀσφαλεῖ σὺν αἴσᾳ
B. 12.66
; τὸν αἶς' ἄπλατος ἴσχει
S. Aj. 256
(lyr.), cf. AP 7.624 ( Diod. ).
3. generally,share ina thing,ληί̈δος, ἐλπίδος, αἶ., Od. 5.40 , 19.84 ; χθονός
Pi. P. 9.56
; at a common meal (Argive), Hegesand. 31 ;τῶ Διὸς τῶ ϝοίνω αἶ. Inscr.Cypr. 148 ;λαχεῖν αἶ. IG 5 ( 2 ). 40 (Tegea); for the prov.ἐν καρὸς αἴσῃv.s.κάρ. — Ep. , Lyr., and Trag., but only in lyr. in S. and E.
