compassionate

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

adjective

P. and V. φιλοικτίρμων (Plato), P. ἐλεεινός, Ar. and P. ἐλεήμων.

verb transitive

P. and V. ἐλεεῖν, οἰκτείρειν, V. οἰκτίζειν; (rare P.), κατοικτίζειν, ἐποικτίζειν, ἐποικτείρειν, P. κατελεεῖν, Ar. and V. κατοικτείρειν.