ικεταδόκος

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Τὸ γὰρ περισσὰ πράσσειν οὐκ ἔχει νοῦν οὐδένα → There is no sense in doing things beyond the usual measure

Sophocles, Antigone, 67-68

Greek Monolingual

ἱκεταδόκος, -ον (Α)
αυτός που δέχεται τους ικέτες.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ἱκέτης / ἱκέτᾱς + -δοκος (< δέχομαι), πρβλ. θεωρο-δόκος, ξενο-δόκος.