αἰπεινός

αἰπεινός, ή, όν, (αἰπύς) poet. Adj.

• high, lofty, of cities on heights, Ἴλιον Il. 9.419, al., cf. A. Fr. 284, S. Tr. 858 (lyr.), Ph. 1000; αἰθήρ B. 8.34; of Delphi, μαντεῖα E. Ion 739; of mountain-tops, κάρηνα Il. 2.869, Od. 6.123.
• • II metaph.,
  • • 1 αἰ. λόγοι hasty, wicked words, Pi. N. 5.32.
    • 2 hard to reach, σοφίαι μὲν αἰ. Id. O. 9.108.

αἰπεινός, = αἰπύς, hoch, Hom. μυκάλης (ὀρέων) αἰπεινὰ κάρηνα Versende Il. 2.869, 20.58, Od. 6.123, αἰπεινὸν πτολίεθρον Il. 15.257 ; sonst nur sing. fem., z.B. Ἴλιος αἰπεινή Il. 13.773, Ἰλίου αἰπεινῆς 9.419, αἰπεινῇ Καλυδῶνι 13.217, Πήδασον αἰπεινήν 6.35 ; – Ἴλιον Eur. Andr. 103 Theocr. 15.101 ; Οἰχαλία Soph. Tr. 855, βάθρον Phil. 988 ; πυραμίδες Antip.Sid. 52 (IX.58), u. oft sp.D. Uebertr. λόγοι, hochfahrende Reden, Pind. N. 5.32, σοφία, tiefe W., Ol. 9.116.

αἰπεινός

-ή, -όν

[αἰπύς.]

• • 1

    Steep, sheer: Μυκάλης κάρηνα Il. 2.869. Cf. Il. 20.58: Od. 6.123.

    Rocky, rugged: Καλυδῶνι Il. 13.217, Il. 14.116.

  • 2

    Of cities, set on a steep Il. 2.573, Il. 6.35, Il. 9.419 = 686, Il. 13.773, Il. 15.215, 257, 558, Il. 17.328.

αἰπεινός

• 1steep
• • a lit., αἰπεινῶν ἀπὸ σταθμῶν P. 4.76 Πυθῶνος αἰπεινᾶς ὁμοκλάροις ἐπόπταις N. 9.5
  • b met., difficult — σοφίαι μὲν αἰπειναί hard to reach O. 9.108 τοῖο δʼ ὀργὰν κνίζον αἰπεινοὶ λόγοι repugnant, distasteful N. 5.32

αἰπεινός , αἰπήεις (εσσα), αἰπός: see αἰπύς.

αἰπεινός αἰπύς

• • Ihigh, lofty, Hom.
  • IImetaph.,
  • • 1precipitate, hasty, Pind.
    • 2hard to win, difficult, Pind., Eur.