A.exciting desire, lovely, charming, in Hom. always of things, “ἱμερόεντα . . ἔργα γάμοιο” Il.5.429, etc.; “χροὸς ἱμερόεντος” 14.170; ἀοιδή, ἔπεα, Od.1.421, 17.519; γόος (cf. ἵμερος) 10.398; “Χαρίτων χορὸν ἱμερόεντα” 18.194, cf. Il.18.603; ἱμερόεν κιθάριζε ib.570; so later “κισσός” D.P.947; “ἔρωτες” AP5.277 (Agath.); of persons, Pi.Fr.87 (Sup.), Thgn.1365 (Sup.), Theoc.7.118; “νύμφη” Coluth.295.
ἱμερό-εις , εσσα, εν, (ἵμερος)