ἴς
ἴς, sinew, tendon
ἴς2, strength
- sinew, tendon, sg. once in Hom., ὡς δʼ ὅτʼ ἂν . . ἀνὴρ . . ἶνα τάμῃ διὰ πᾶσαν Il. 17.522: usu. in pl., sinews, οὐ γὰρ ἔτι σάρκας τε καὶ ὀστέα ἲνες ἔχουσιν Od. 11.219, cf. Il. 23.191; ἶνες ἄρθρων Ar. Pax 86, cf. Archil. 138; ἶνες αὐτὸ μόνον καὶ λεπτὴ δορά, of a person wasted by disease, Ph. 2.432; δοράς, σάρκας, ἶνας ib. 527: metaph., Τρωίας ἶνας ἐκταμὼν δορί Pi. I. 8(7).57.
- 2 later, the fibrous vessels in the muscles, Pl. Ti. 84a, Arist. HA 515b27, al.; in blood, fibrine, Id. PA 650b14, cf. Pl. Ti. 82c, Meno Iatr. 17.34: metaph., of metals, Plu. Def.orac. 2.434b.
- 3 rib in the leaves of plants, Thphr. HP 3.12.7 (sg.).
- 4 strip of papyrus, ταῖς τῶν χαρτῶν ἰσίν Sor. 1.13: sg., Gal. 10.1000.
- b λεπτὴ ἴς a small fibre of papyrus, Id. 17(1).795.
- strength, force, of persons, ἀλλʼ ἄρα καὶ ἲς ἐσθλή Il. 12.320; ἐπέρεισε δὲ ἶνʼ ἀπέλεθρον 7.269; ἤ μοι ἔτʼ ἐστὶν ἴς, οἵη πάρος . . Od. 21.283, cf. 11.393, 18.3: freq. in periphr., ἱερὴ ἲς Τηλεμάχοιο the strong Telemachus, 2.409; κρατερὴ ἲς Ὀδυσῆος Il. 23.720; ἲς Ἡρακλῆος Hes. Th. 951; and in twofold periphr., ἲς βίης Ἡρακληείης ib. 332; also of things, ἲς ἀνέμου or ἀνέμοιο, Il. 15.383, 17.739, Od. 9.71; ἲς ποταμοῖο Il. 21.356; κράταιʼ ἴς was read by Ptol.Asc. in Od. 11.597; v. κρατύς. (ϝῑ-, cf. γίς· ἰσχύς, Hsch., pr. n. ϝιφιάδας IG 7.3172.70, Lat. vis, vim; prob. cogn. with ἵεμαι but not with ἴς (A).)
ἰνός, ἡ (ϝίς)
[ἴς, ἶφι, ἴφιος, show resemblances, but it is difficult to say whether, or to what extent, they are connected with each other.]
Dat. pl. ἴνεσι Il. 23.191.
- 1
A tendon or sinew: χρόα ἴνεσιν (the flesh on the . . .) Il. 23.191. Cf. Od. 11.219.
- 2
Specifically, the double tendon at the back of an ox’s neck Il. 17.522 (cf. ἰνίον).
- 3
Bodily strength or vigour: ἶνʼ ἀπέλεθρον ἔχοντας Il. 5.245, οὐ γὰρ ἐμὴ ἴς ἐσθʼ οἵη πάρος ἔσκεν Il. 11.668. Cf. Il. 12.320, Il. 23.720: οὐδʼ ἲς οὐδὲ βίη (the two hardly to be distinguished) Od. 18.3. Cf. Od. 11.393, Od. 12.175, Od. 21.283.
Of the wind, strength, force Il. 15.383, Il. 17.739: Od. 9.71, Od. 13.276, Od. 19.186.
- 4
Force exerted, strength put into an effort: ἐπέρεισεν ἶνʼ ἀπέλεθρον Il. 7.269:=Od. 9.538.
- 5
ἴς τινος
, periphrasis for a person(cf. βίη 5): ἱερὴ ἲς Τηλεμάχοιο Od. 2.409=Od. 18.405=Od. 21.101, Od. 16.476, Od. 18.60=Od. 21.130, Od. 22.354.Sim.: καίετο ἲς ποταμοῖο (the mighty river) Il. 21.356.
- 1
- a strength [ἶν coni. Kayser: κρίσιν codd. P. 4.253] πρόσθα μὲν ἲς Ἀχελωίου τὸν ἀοιδότατον Εὐρωπία κράνα Μέλανός τε ῥοαὶ τρέφον κάλαμον (Wil.: ἴς Π: σʼ coni. G-H. v. Ἀχελώιος) fr. 70. 1.
- b sinew met., Ἑλέναν τʼ ἐλύσατο, Τροίας ἰνας ἐκταμὼν δορί, ταί μιν ῥύοντό ποτε μάχας ἐναριμβρότου ἔργον ἐν πεδίῳ κορύσσοντα I. 8.52
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- Ia muscle, esp. the muscle at the back of the neck, Il.:—in pl. the muscles, Hom.
- IIstrength, force, Lat. vis, Hom.:—in periphr. like βίη, ἱερὴ ἲς Τηλεμάχοιο the strong Telemachus, Od., etc.