ἱκέτης: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ου, ὁ, (ἱκνέομαι) <span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[one who comes to seek aid]] or [[protection]], [[suppliant]]; freq. in Hom. of [[one who comes to seek for purification after homicide]], <b class="b3">ἀνὴρ ἱ</b>. <span class="bibl">Il. 24.158</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.9.270</span>,al.: later generally, ἱκέται ἱζόμενοι τοῦ θεοῦ <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.113</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">5.71</span>; ἱ. σέθεν ἔρχομαι <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>5.19</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>634</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.136</span>; ἱ. πατρῴων τάφων <span class="bibl">Id.3.59</span>; δέξασθαι ἱκέτην <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>27</span> (anap.); of pilgrims to a healing shrine, ἐγκεκοιμις μένων τῶν ἱκετᾶν <span class="title">IG</span>4.951.90 (Epid.); ὑβρίζειν . . εἰς ἱκέτας Phld.<span class="title">Ir.</span>p.35 W.:—wrongly expld.as [[protector of suppliants]] by some Gramm. in <span class="bibl">Od.16.422</span>.</span>