ἰός(B) [ῑ],ὁ ,
A. poison, as of serpents, A. Eu. 478 , S. Tr. 771 , E. Ion 1015 , Plu. 2.562c , etc.;venomof a mad dog, Ruf. Fr. 118 ;ἰὸς ἀμεμφὴς μελισσῶν, of honey with which snakes fed Iamos, Pi. O. 6.47 : metaph., of envy, A. Ag. 834 . (Cf. Skt.vi[snull ]ám'poison', Lat.vīrus.)