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ἀναιδής

ἀναιδής, shameless

ἀναιδής, ές, (αἰδώς)
  • shameless, of Agamemnon, ὦ μέγʼ ἀναιδές Il. 1.158; of Penelopeʼs suitors, Od. 1.254, al.; ὦ θρέμμʼ ἀναιδές S. El. 622.
      • 2 c. gen., Κυδοιμὸν ἀναιδέα δηϊοτῆτος ruthless in havoc, Il. 5.593.
    • II of things, as, in Od. 11.598, the stone of Sisyphus is called λᾶας ἀναιδής the reckless, ruthless stone, cf. Il. 4.521, 13.139; πότμος ἀ. Pi. O. 10(11).105; ἐλπὶς ἀ. greedy, Id. N. 11.45; ἃ πέπονθʼ ἀναιδῆ the shame that I have suffered, S. OC 516; λόγοι τῶν ἀναιδῶν ἀναιδέστεροι Ar. Eq. 385: τὸ ἀναιδές = ἀναίδεια, βλέφαρα πρὸς τἀνειδὲς ἀγαγών E. IA 379; ἔνθα τἀνειδὲς κρατεῖ Diph. 111b; εἰς ἀναιδὲς . . δός μοι σεαυτόν S. Ph. 83; ἐπὶ τὸ ἀναιδέστερον τραπέσθαι Hdt. 7.39.
    • III Adv. -δῶς S. OT 354, E. Alc. 694, Ar. Th. 525, etc.: Sup. -έστατα Heraclit. 15.

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