ἰθύς

1. ἀν’ ἰθύν,= against, πρὸς ῥόον ἀΐσσοντος ἀν’ ἰθύν against the stream, Il. 21.303; ἐπεὶ δὴ σφαίρῃ ἀν’ ἰθὺν πειρήσαντο in throwing straight upwards, Od. 8.377; πρὸς ἰθύν v.l. in Il. 14.403.

2. enterprise, οἷσι μάλιστα πεποίθεα πᾶσαν ἐπ’ ἰθύν Od. 4.434; ἄριστοι πᾶσαν ἐπ’ ἰθύν ἐστε μάχεσθαί τε φρονέειν τε Il. 6.79; γυναικῶν γνώομεν ἰθύν their mood, designs, Od. 16.304; ἐμὴν ἰ. dub. in h.Ap. 539.