Dictionary entry

G00136

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

αἶνος

Etym. cf. αἰνέω

I. = μῦθος, "a tale, story", Od.; αἰνεῖν αἶνον to tell "a tale", Aesch., Soph.: generally, "a saying, proverb", Theocr.

II. = attic ἔπαινος, "praise", Hom., Trag.