COMPOUND: ἑνηής, -ές
CATEGORIZATION: A [P+N+Suf]
MEANING: ‘mild, soft, benevolent’
ETYMOLOGY: ἐν ‘in’ + *ἆϝος/ἦϝος ‘favor, benevolence, help’ + adj. suf. -ής, -ές
OCCURRENCE: Il. XVII, 204; XXI, 96; XXIII, 252, 648; Od. VIII, 200
CASE/GENDER/NUMBER: gen. m. sg., acc. m. sg.
HEADEDNESS: exocentric
CLASSIFICATION: determinative – bahuvrīhi
NOTES: Doubtful etymology, second member is not attested in Greek but cf. Skr. ávas-, Av. auuah- ‘favor, benevolence, help’.