ἦθος
Alt. ἦθος, εος,
Etym. lengthd. form of ἔθος,
I. "an accustomed place": in pl. "the haunts or abodes" of animals, Hom., Hdt.
II. "custom, usage", Hes., Hdt.
2. of man, "his disposition, character", Lat. ingenium, mores, Hes., attic; ὦ μιαρὸν ἦθος, addressed to a person, Soph.
3. in pl., generally, of "manners", like Lat. mores, Hes., Hdt., Thuc. rare collat. form of ἠθέω.