ἱκέτις
From LSJ
οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
English (LSJ)
(parox.), ιδος, ἡ, fem. of ἱκέτης, Hdt.4.165, 9.76, A.Supp.350,428 (both lyr.), S.OT 920, IG4.951.4 (Epid.), A.R.4.743, etc.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1248] ιδος, ἡ, fem. zu ἱκέτης; πρὸς σὲ ἱκέτις ἀφῖγμαι Soph. O. R. 920; Aesch. Suppl. 345; sp. D., Mel. 32 (XII, 19); in Prosa, τινός, Her. 4, 165.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἱκέτις: ῐ, ιδος, ἡ, θηλ. τοῦ ἱκέτης, Ἡρόδ. 4. 165., 9. 76, Αἰσχύλ. Ἱκέτ. 349, 429, Σοφ. Ο. Τ. 920 κτλ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ιδος (ἡ) :
adj. f.
suppliante.
Étymologie: fém. de ἱκέτης.
Greek Monolingual
Greek Monotonic
ἱκέτις: [ῐ], -ιδος, ἡ, θηλ. του ἱκέτης, σε Ηρόδ., Σοφ. κ.λπ.
