ἴφθιμος

A. stout, strong, of bodily strength, ὤμοις ἰ. Il. 18.204; κρατὶ ἐπ’ 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, Theoc. 17.128; παράκοιτις Od. 23.92, etc.; θυγάτηρ 15.364; Πηρώ 11.287: later, generally, strong, powerful, ἰφθίμης φιλότητος D.P. 655:—Hom. uses ἰφθίμη of women; but ἴφθιμοι ψυχαί, κεφαλαί, speaking of men. (No v‐; prob. not cogn. with ἴς, ἶφι.)