αἰπεινός

aipeinos

high, lofty

Appears 14 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

αἰπεινός, ή, όν, (αἰπύς) poet. Adj. A. high, lofty, of cities on heights, Ἴλιον Il. 9.419, al., cf. A. Fr. 284, S. Tr. 858 (lyr.), Ph. 1000; αἰθήρ B. 8.34; of Delphi, μαντεῖα E. Ion 739; of mountain-tops, κάρηνα Il. 2.869, Od. 6.123. II. metaph., 1. αἰ. λόγοι hasty, wicked words, Pi. N. 5.32. 2. hard to reach, σοφίαι μὲν αἰ. Id. O. 9.108.
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