ἔϊσος

• alike, equal, Hom., only fem. sg. and pl., always in set phrases (exc. [ἵππους]..σταφύλῃ ἐπὶ νῶτον ἐΐσας equal in height, Il. 2.765):
• • • 1 most freq. of a feast, equal, i.e. equally shared, of which each partakes alike, esp. of sacrificial feasts or of meals given to a stranger (for on other occasions the greatest men had the best portions), δαιτὸς ἐΐσης 1.468, al.
    • 2 of ships, even or well-balanced, νηὸς ἐΐσης 15.729; νῆες ἐῗσαι Od. 5.175, al.
    • 3 of a shield, evenly balanced, ἀσπίδα πάντοσʼ ἐΐσην Il. 12.294, 13.157, 160, etc.
    • 4 of the mind, even, well-balanced, φρένας ἔνδον ἐΐσας Od. 11.337, 14.178.

See ἶσος.

• alike, equal:
• • • 1of a feast, equal, i. e. equally shared, of which each partakes alike, Il.
    • 2of ships, even or well-balanced, Hom.
    • 3of a shield, equal all ways, i. e. perfectly round, Il.
    • 4of the mind, even, well-balanced, Lat. aequus, Od.