ἴφθιμος
iphthimos
stout, strong
Appears 41 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἴφθιμος, η, ον, also ος, ον (v. infr.), A. stout, strong, of bodily strength, ὤμοις ἰ. Il. 18.204; κρατὶ ἐπʼ ἰ. 3.336; ἰ. ποταμῶν 17.749; βοῶν ἴ. κάρηνα 23.260; of heroes, ἴ. ψυχαί, κεφαλαί, 1.3, 11.55; of Hades, Od. 10.534; also, of women, comely, stately, ἰ. βασίλεια 16.332; ἄλοχος Il. 5.415, 17.128; παράκοιτις Od. 23.92, etc.; θυγάτηρ 15.364; Πηρώ 11.287: later, generally, strong, powerful, ἰφθίμης φιλότητος 655:— uses ἰφθίμη of women; but ἴφθιμοι ψυχαί, κεφαλαί, speaking of men. (No ϝ-; prob. not cogn. with ἴς, ἶφι.)
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