- δῖος
- δῖος, δῖᾰ (Hom., v. infr.), δῖον, fem. δίᾱ in E.Rh.226 (lyr.), IT404 (lyr.) (A
δίη Hes.Th.260
codd.); fem.δῖος E.Ba.599
(anap.):—in [dialect] Ep., heavenly,δ. γένος Il.9.538
, etc., used by Hom.,1 of goddesses,δῖα θεά 10.290
; more freq. δῖα θεάων, with superl. force, 18.388, 19.6, etc.;δαίμονα δῖον Hes.Th.991
.2 of illustrious men or women, noble, Il.2.221, etc.; δῖα γυναικῶν noblest of women, Od.4.305; excellent,δ. ὑφορβός 16.20
, al.3 of nations, etc.,δῖοι Ἀχαιοί Il. 5.451
;δ. Πελασγοί Od.19.177
;δ. ἑταῖροι Il.5.692
; of cities, as Elis, 2.615; Lacedaemon, Od.3.326.4 of a noble horse, Il.8.185, 23.346.5 of things, esp. of the powers of nature, divine, awful, marvellous, αἰθέρος ἐκ δίης, εἰς ἅλα δῖαν, χθὼν δῖα, Il.16.365, 1.141, 14.347, cf. Emp.109.2;δῖον πῦρ E.Alc.5
, etc.;δῖα Χάρυβδις Od.12.104
.II first in Trag. as Adj. ofΖεύς, Δ. βούλευμα A.Pr.619
; Δ. ὄμμα, στόμα, ib.654, 1033, etc. (For d[icaron]v-[icaron]yos, cf. Skt. div-yá-'heavenly' (freq. trisyll.), but fem. δῖα for div-ya.)
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