View source for ἱκετεία

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|Full diacritics=ἱκετεία
|Medium diacritics=ἱκετεία
|Low diacritics=ικετεία
|Capitals=ΙΚΕΤΕΙΑ
|Transliteration A=hiketeía
|Transliteration B=hiketeia
|Transliteration C=iketeia
|Beta Code=i(ketei/a
|Definition=[<b class="b3">ῐ], ἡ</b>, more Att. form of <b class="b3">ἱκεσία</b> (q.v.), <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">supplication</b>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.24</span>; <b class="b3">ἱκετείαν ποιεῖσθαί τινος</b> to supplicate him, <span class="bibl">Id.3.67</span>; <b class="b3">ἱκετεῖαι θεῶν</b> <b class="b2">addressed to</b> them, <span class="bibl">Lys.2.39</span>; ἐφ' ἱκετείαν τραπόμενος <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ap.</span>39a</span>; <b class="b3">μετὰ δεήσεως καὶ ἱ</b>. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PPetr.</span>2p.60</span> (iii B.C.), cf. <span class="title">SIG</span>1181.12 (Jewish): pl., -είας ποιεῖσθαι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Smp.</span>183a</span>, etc.</span>
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