ἐναίςιμος

A. ominous, fateful, οὐδ’ ἦλθον ἐναίσιμον (as Adv.) Il. 6.519; ὄρνιθας γνῶναι καὶ ἐναίσιμα μυθήσασθαι Od. 2.159; οὐδέ τε πάντες ἐναίσιμοι [ὄρνιθες] ib.182; esp. in good sense, seasonable, of omens, ἐ. σήματα φαίνων Il. 2.353: generally, favourable, boding good, λιγνὺν ἐναίσιμον ἀΐσσουσαν A.R. 1.438.

II. of persons, their thoughts, etc., righteous, ἀνὴρ ὃς ἐ. εἴη Od. 10.383; οἵ τινές εἰσιν ἐ. οἵ τ’ ἀθέμιστοι 17.363; ᾧ οὔτ’ ἂρ φρένες εἰσὶν ἐ. (of Achilles) Il. 24.40, cf. Od. 18.220; ἐμοὶ νόος ἐστὶν ἐ. 5.190; so τοῦτό γ’ ἐναίσιμον οὐκ ἐνόησεν 2.123, 7.299; ἐ. τίει [βίον] A. Ag. 775(lyr.); γῆρας γὰρ ἐ. ἄνδρατίθησιν makes him honoured, Opp. H. 1.683.

2. of things, fit, proper, ἐ. δῶρα διδοῦναι ἀθανάτοις Il. 24.425, cf. h.Cer. 369. Adv. ‐μως fitly, becomingly, αἰνεῖν A. Ag. 916; μή νυν ὑπέρβαλλ’, ἀλλ’ ἐ. φέρε E. Alc. 1077.