ἴφιος
ἴφιος, stout, fat, goodly
ἴφιος [ῑφ], α, ον, Ep. Adj., freq. in Hom., but only in phrase ἴ. μῆλα
- fat, goodly sheep, Il. 5.556, al., cf. D.P. 753, etc.
ἴφιος, α, ον [ῑφ] seul. dans la locut. ἴφια μῆλα, Il. 5, 556, etc. troupeau de moutons forts, vigoureux.
Étym. ἶφι.
ἴφιος, (ἶφι), stark, kräftig ; bei Hom. ἴφια μῆλα, die starken, wohlgenährten Schafe ; wunderlich Hesych. ἀπὸ τοῦ ἰέναι σφοδρῶς ἢ σκιρτᾶν, EM. ἰσχυροποιὰ τῶν ἐσθιόντων, Suid. ἰσχυρῶς βαδίζοντα.
ἴφιος
(ϝίφιος)
[see ἴς.]
Epithet of sheep, well-grown, fat, goodly, or the like: ἴφια μῆλα Il. 5.556, Il. 8.505, 545, Il. 9.406, 466=Il. 23.166: Od. 11.108, Od. 12.128, 263, 322, Od. 18.278, Od. 20.51, Od. 23.304.
ἴφιος : strong, fat, goodly, only ἴφια μῆλα.
ἴφιος, α, ον
ἶφι
- stout, fat, goodly, of sheep, Hom.