- ἴς
- ἴς (ϝίς, cf. vis), acc. ἶνα, pl. ἶνες, dat. ἴνεσι: (1) sinew, collectively, Il. 17.522, elsewhere pl.—(2) strength, force, literally and fig.; freq. with gen. as periphrasis for the person, κρατερὴ ἲς Ὀδυσῆος, i. e. the mighty strong Odysseus himself, Il. 23.720 and Il. 21.356.
A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό). 2010.
