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ἰαίνω , Ion. impf.
A.-εσκονQ.S.7.340: aor. “ἴηναOd.8.426, Dor. “ἴα_ναPi.O.7.43:—Pass., aor. “ἰάνθηνIl.23.598, etc. [ι^, exc. in augm. tenses, in Hom.; but at the beginning of a verse ι_ without augm., Od.22.59: ι_ freq. in later Poets, AP12.95 (Mel.), Q.S. l.c., 4.402, 10.327, Orph.L.268, etc.]:—heat, “ἀμφὶ δέ οἱ πυρὶ χαλκὸν ἰήνατεOd. 8.426:—Pass., “ἰαίνετο δ᾽ ὕδωρ10.359.
2. melt, “ἰαίνετο κηρός12.175: metaph., θυμὸν ἰαίνειν melt the heart, Il.24.119.
b. relax by warmth, Hp.Mul.1.69 (Pass.).
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