ἔϊσος
eisos
alike, equal
Appears 49 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἔϊσος, η, ον [ῑ], Ep. form of ἶσος, A. alike, equal, , 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.
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