áirinôn, wv. ([190]), to be a messenger, an ambassador; w. faúr w. acc.; II. Cor. V, 20. [< áirus.]

áiris, comp. adv. ([212]), erlier. [< áir + suff. -is. OE. æ̂r, ME. er, sooner, erlier, before, NE. ere.]

áiriza, comp. adj. ([136]), of old time, living formerly; in pl. uzed substantivly; Mt. V, 21. 33. [< áir + suff. -iz-an-. OE. æ̂ror, ME. erer, former.]

aírþa, f. ([97]), erth, ground, land; Mt. V, 18. 35. VI, 10. 19. Mk. II, 10. IV, 5. 8. 20. 28. 31. Lu. II, 14. [OE. eorðe, ME. erthe, NE. erth.]

aírþa-kunds ([88]a), adj. ([124]), erthy, born of the erth.

aírþeins, adj. ([124]), of erth, erthen; II. Cor. IV, 7. erthly; II. Cor. V, 1. [< aírþa + suff. -eina-. ME. eorthen, erthen, NE. erthen.]

áirus ([20], n. 2), m. ([105]), messenger, ambassador. [OE. âr (of the o-declension), m., messenger. Cf. OE. æ̂rende, n., ME. erand, NE. errand.]

aírzeis, adj. ([128]), astray, led astray. [OE. yrre, eorre, ME. eorre, irre, angry, OHG. irri, MHG. NHG. irre, adj., astray, confused.]

*ais (for which aiz, 78, n. 1; occurs only onse; Mk. VI, 8), n. ([94]), brass, bronz, muney. [OE. âr, f., brass, bronz, copper, ME. ôr, NE. ore.]

aiþei, f. ([113]), mother; Mk. III, 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. V, 40. Lu. II, 33. 34. 43. 48. 51. [OHG. eidi, eide, mother.]