ἰθύς

ἰθύς (A) [ῑ], ἰθεῖα, ἰθύ, Ion. fem. ἰθέα Hdt. 2.17, Eus.Mynd. 63 (but ἰθείης, ῃ, αν are prob. in oblique cases): Comp. ἰθύντερος Hdn.Gr. 2.927: Sup. ἰθύντατος or -ύτατος (v. infr.):—Ion. and Ep. form of Att. εὐθύς:

• • • 1 straight, used by Hom. in this sense only in Adv. ἰθύς (infr. II); ἰθείῃ τέχνῃ straightway, forthwith, Hdt. 9.57; ἰθέα ὁδός Id. 2.17; ἰθεῖαν (sc. ὁδόν) straight on, Id. 7.193; ἐκ τῆς ἰθείης outright, openly, Id. 2.161, al.; ἰ. ἀτραπός Nic. Th. 265, cf. AP 10.3; ἰθύντατον ἴχνος D.P. 651; γραφίδες ἰθύταται AP 6.63 (Damoch.); ἰθύτατον ὄρος steepest, App. Hisp. 1.
    • 2 in moral sense, straight-forward, just, εἰ δʼ ἄγʼ ἐγὼν αὐτὸς δικάσω, . . ἰθεῖα γὰρ ἔσται [ἡ δίκη] Il. 23.580; ἰθείῃσι δίκῃσιν h.Cer. 152, Hes. Th. 86, cf. Op. 36; opp. σκολιαὶ δίκαι, ib. 224: in Sup. Adv., δίκην ἰθύντατα εἰπεῖν to give judgement the most fairly, Il. 18.508; later οὔποτε δουλείη κεφαλὴ ἰθεῖα πέφυκεν Thgn. 535; πρήξιες ἰθύτεραι Id. 1026; Δίκα ἰθεῖα B. 14.54; ἰθύς τε καὶ δίκαιος Hdt. 1.96; λόγος ἰ ib. 118.
  • II ἰθύς, or less freq. ἰθύ, as Adv., straight at, mostly c. gen. objecti, βῆ ῥʼ ἰθὺς Διομήδεος Il. 5.849, cf. 16.584; ἰθὺς κίεν οἴκου went straight towards the dwelling, 24.471, cf. Od. 15.511; ἰθὺ βέλος πέτετʼ οὐδʼ ἀπολήγει Il. 20.99; ἔπλεε ἰθὺ τοῦ Ἴστρου Hdt. 4.89; ἰθὺ τῆς ἀρχῆς τῆς Τομύριος 1.207, cf. 6.95, al.; ἰθὺ βαδίζειν Semus 20; ἰθὺς πρὸς τεῖχος ἔκιον Il. 12.137; ἰθὺς ἐπὶ Θεσσαλίης Hdt. 5.64.
  • • 2 abs., ἰθὺς φρονέων resolving to go straight on, Il. 12.124, cf. 13.135; ἰθὺς μεμαώς 11.95, etc.; of a birdʼs flight, SIG 1167.7 (Ephesus, vi B.C.); ἰθὺς μαχέσασθαι to fight face to face, Il. 17.168; μένος χειρῶν ἰθὺς φέρον 5.506; also τέτραπτο πρὸς ἰθύ οἱ (v.l. πρὸς ἰθύν, cf. sq.) he fronted him face to face, 14.403; κατʼ ἰθὺ γούνασιν opposite, i.e. vertically below, the knees, Hp. Off. 3; of Time, straightway, Hdt. 3.58.
    • 3 regul. Adv. ἰθέως Id. 2.121.βʹ, al.; πλέειν ἰθέως ἐπὶ τὸν Ἑλλήσποντον Id. 8.108.

ἰθύς (B) [ῑθῡ], ἡ, used by Hom. only in acc. ἰθύν:

• • • 1 ἀνʼ ἰθύν,= against, πρὸς ῥόον ἀΐσσοντος ἀνʼ ἰθύν against the stream, Il. 21.303; ἐπεὶ δὴ σφαίρῃ ἀνʼ ἰθὺν πειρήσαντο in throwing straight upwards, Od. 8.377; πρὸς ἰθύν v.l. in Il. 14.403.
    • 2 enterprise, οἷσι μάλιστα πεποίθεα πᾶσαν ἐπʼ ἰθύν Od. 4.434; ἄριστοι πᾶσαν ἐπʼ ἰθύν ἐστε μάχεσθαί τε φρονέειν τε Il. 6.79; γυναικῶν γνώομεν ἰθύν their mood, designs, Od. 16.304; ἐμὴν ἰ. dub. in h.Ap. 539.

2. ἰθύς -ύος, ἡ [ἰθύς] alleen acc. ἰθύν
1.  richting; adv. ἀν’ ἰθύν tegen de richting in: πρὸς ῥόον ... ἀν’ ἰθύν tegen de richting van de stroom in Il. 21.203; recht omhoog: ἐπεὶ δὴ σφαίρῃ ἀν’ ἰθύν πειρήσαντο toen zij dan hun kunsten uitgeprobeerd hadden met de bal recht omhoog Od. 8.377.
2.  overdr. onderneming: πᾶσαν ἐπ’ ἰθύν voor elke onderneming Il. 6.79; intentie: γυναικῶν γιγνώσκειν ἰθύν de gezindheid van de vrouwen leren kennen Od. 16.304.

ἰθύς ¹, εῖα (auch ἰθέα, Her. 2.17), ύ, ion. u. ep. = εὐθύς, gerade, gerade entgegengerichtet ; ἔγχος, βέλος, Il. 14.403, 20.99 ; sp.D.; εἰς Ἀΐδην ἰθεῖα κατήλυσις Ep.adesp. 443 (X.3); übertr., gerade, gerecht, aufrichtig, wahrhaft ; ἡ ἰθεῖα, sc. δίκη, der gerechte Richterspruch ; δίκαι ἰθεῖαι, im Ggstz der σκολιαί, Hes. O. 224, vgl. Tb. 86 ; so auch δίκην ἰθύντατα εἰπεῖν, am gerechtesten Recht sprechen, Il. 18.508 ; ἰθείῃ τέχνῃ Her. 9.57 ; λόγος 1.118 ; ἰθὺς καὶ δίκαιος ἀνήρ 1.96 ; den Kompar. ἰθύντερος erwähnt Hdn. περὶ μον. λ. p. 21 ; superl. ἰθύτατος, App. Hisp. 1. – Adverbial, τὴν ἰθεῖαν, sc. ὁδόν, gerades Weges, z.B. ἔπλεον Her. 7.193 ; vgl. Nic. Th. 265, 481 ; ähnl. ἐκ τῆς ἰθείης, z.B. ἀπέστησαν, στρατὸν ἐπʼ αὐτὸν πέμπειν, geradezu, ganz offen, ohne Rückhalt, Her. 2.161, 3.127.
• Adv. ist ἰθύς , geradeaus, gerade darauf zu, oft bei Hom., gew. bei Verbis der Bewegung mit dem gen., ἢ ἰθὺς σῆς μητρὸς ἴω καὶ σοῖο δόμοιο Od. 15.511, ἰθὺς κίεν οἴκου, gerade auf das Haus zu oder gerade hinein, Il. 24.471 ; vom Angreifen, ἃς ἰθὺς Λυκίων, Πατρόκλεις, ἔσσυο καὶ Τρώων Il. 16.584, ἰθὺς Δαναῶν ἴομεν, laßt uns gegen die Danaer gerade anrücken, 17.340, öfter ; auch ἰθὺς πρὸς τεῖχος, 12.137 ; ohne Casus, οἱ δʼ ἰθὺς ἐφρόνεον, 13.135, sie wollten gerade vorwärts, ἰθὺς μαχέσασθαι 17.168, grad entgegen kämpfen, ἰθὺς τετραμμένος 227, gerade gegen ihn gewendet. Bei Her. so ἰθύ, z.B. ἰθὺ τοῦ Ἴστρου ἔπλεον 2.119 ; κατʼ ἰθύ, gerade gegenüber, 9.51. S. auch ἰθύς³.

ἰθύς ³, -ύος, ἡ, nur im acc. sing. vorkommend, das gerade darauf Losgehen, gerader Angriff, ἑταίρους, οἷσι μάλιστα πεποίθεα πᾶσαν ἐπʼ ἰθύν Od. 4.434 ; übh. Unternehmung, ἄριστοι πᾶσαν ἐπʼ ἰθύν ἐστε, μάχεσθαί τε φρονέειν τε Il. 6.79 ; Verlangen, Wunsch, Neigung, Od. 16.304 ; h.Ap. 549 ; – ἀνʼ ἰθύν, grad aufwärts, in die Höhe, Il. 21.303, Od. 8.377.

ἰθύς

[ἰθύς1.]

• • 1

    Straight, straight on, without turning aside: μένος χειρῶν ἰθὺς φέρον Il. 5.506, ἰθὺς πρὸς τεῖχος ἔκιον Il. 12.137. Cf. Il. 8.118, Il. 11.95, Il. 12.124, 330, Il. 13.135, Il. 16.168, 492, Il. 20.79, 99, 108, 172, 386, Il. 22.143, 243, 284: Od. 3.10, Od. 17.33, Od. 23.207, Od. 24.101, 397.

  • 2

    Of position, straight, direct: τέτραπτο πρὸς ἰθύ οἱ Il. 14.403 (straight towards him, i.e. he had him right in the line of his throw): ἰθὺς τετραμμένος (facing the foe) Il. 17.227.

  • 3

    Straight towards, to, at.

    With genit.: ἰθὺς μενελάου ἤϊεν Il. 13.601. Cf. Il. 5.849, Il. 11.289, Il. 12.254, 453, Il. 16.584, Il. 21.540, etc.: βῆ δʼ ἰθὺς προθύροιο Od. 1.119. Cf. Od. 2.301, Od. 3.17, Od. 15.511, Od. 17.325, Od. 24.241.

ἰθύς 1,

-εῖα

[ἰθ-, εἶμι.]

Straight.

Hence just, fair, right: ἰθεῖα ἔσται [δίκη] Il. 23.580.

In superl. in neut. pl. ἰθύντατα as adv., most justly or fairly: ὃς δίκην ἰθύντατα εἴποι Il. 18.508.

ἰθύς 2,

ἡ

[ἰθ-, εἶμι.]

• • 1

    A straight course: ἐπεὶ σφαίρῃ ἀνʼ ἰθὺν πειρήσαντο (in throwing straight upwards) Od. 8.377.

  • 2

    One’s course: ἀΐσσοντος ἀνʼ ἰθύν ((steadily) pursuing his course) Il. 21.303.

    The course which one may be expected to take: γυναικῶν γνώομεν ἰθύν (how they are inclined, their disposition) Od. 16.304.

  • 3

    An enterprise, undertaking: πᾶσαν ἐπʼ ἰθύν Il. 6.79. Cf. Od. 4.434.

ἰθύς , εῖα, ύ: straight; τέτραπτο πρὸς ἰθύ οἱ, ‘straight opposite him,’ Il. 14.403; usually metaph., straight, right, just, Il. 23.580; sup., ἰθύντατα, most fairly, Il. 18.508.—As adv., ἰθύς, ἰθύ, straight at, straight for, τινός, Il. 5.849; also with prepositions, and abs., Il. 20.99, Od. 3.10; ἰθὺς φέρειν, μάχεσθαι, φρονεῖν, ‘turn the mind straight on,’ ‘be bent on battle,’ Il. 13.135, cf. Il. 11.95.

ἰθύς , ύος: straight course, ἀνʼ ἰθύν, ‘straight up,’ ‘straight on,’ Il. 21.303, Od. 8.377; hence ‘attack,’ ‘tendency,’ ‘disposition,’ Il. 6.79, Od. 4.434, Od. 16.304.

ἰθύς Ionic for εὐθύς

• • • 1of motion, straight, direct, Lat. rectus, used by Hom. in this sense only in adv. ἰθύς (infr. II); ἰθείῃ τέχνῃ straightway, forthwith, Hdt.; ἰθεῖαν (sc. ὁδόν) straight on, Lat. recta (sc. via), Hdt.; ἐκ τῆς ἰθείης (sc. ὁδοῦ) outright, openly, Hdt.; κατʼ ἰθὺ εἶναι to be right over against, opposite, Hdt.
    • 2in moral sense, straight, straight-forward, just, ἰθεῖα γὰρ ἔσται ἡ δίκη Il.; ἰθείῃσι δίκαις Hes.: so in Sup. adv., δίκην ἰθύντατα εἰπεῖν to give judgment most fairly, Il.; so, πρήξιες ἰθύτεραι [ῠ] Theogn.; ἰθύς τε καὶ δίκαιος Hdt.
  • IIἰθύς, or less commonly ἰθύ, as adv., straight at, right at, c. gen. objecti, ἰθὺς Δαναῶν Il.; ἰθὺς κίεν οἴκου went straight towards the home, Il.; ἰθὺ τοῦ Ἴστρου Hdt.;—also, ἰθὺς πρὸς τεῖχος Il.; ἰθὺς ἐπὶ Θεσσαλίης Hdt.
  • • 2absol., ἰθὺς φρονέων resolving to go straight on, Il.; ἰθὺς μαχέσασθαι to fight hand to hand, Il.; τέτραπτο πρὸς ἰθύ οἱ, i. e. προσετέτραπτό οἱ ἰθύ, he fronted him face to face, Il.:—of Time, straightway, Hdt.
    • 3ἰθέως, regul. adv., Hdt.

ἰθύς2 only in acc. ἰθύν,

• • • 1a straight course, ἀνʼ ἰθύν straight upwards, on high, Hom.
    • 2a direct attempt, purpose, πᾶσαν ἐπʼ ἰθύν Hom.; γυναικῶν γνώομεν ἰθύν Od.