κατοικτείρω: Difference between revisions

|Definition=or κατοικτ-ίρω, irreg. aor. -οικτείρησα <span class="bibl">[[LXX]] <span class="title">4 Ma.</span>8.20</span>, <span class="bibl">12.2</span>: —<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[have mercy]] or [[compassion on]], τινα <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.45</span>, <span class="bibl">4.167</span>, al., <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>13</span>, <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Heracl.</span>445</span>, <span class="title">IG</span>9(2).255 (Pharsalus); τὸ τῆς μητρὸς γῆρας <span class="bibl">[[LXX]] <span class="title">4 Ma.</span> 8.20</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> intr., [[feel]], [[show compassion]], <b class="b3">κατοικτείραντα ἐρωτᾶν</b> ask [[in compassion]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1393b28</span>; -<b class="b3">οικτῖραι ὡς βραχὺς εἴη ὁ βίος</b> [[feel compassion at the thought]] that... <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.46</span>.</span>