ἑρκεῖος

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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
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Full diacritics: ἑρκεῖος Medium diacritics: ἑρκεῖος Low diacritics: ερκείος Capitals: ΕΡΚΕΙΟΣ
Transliteration A: herkeîos Transliteration B: herkeios Transliteration C: erkeios Beta Code: e(rkei=os

English (LSJ)

(freq. written ἕρκειος in codd.), ον, also α, ον A.Ch.653:—

   A of or in the ἕρκος or front court, Ζεὺς Ἑ., as the household god, Od.22.335, Hdt.6.68, S.Ant.487, E.Tr.17, Cratin.Jun.9, Pl.Euthd.302d, Arist.Mu.401a20 : abs., Ἑρκεῖος, ὁ, Paus.4.17.4 ; also βωμὸς ἑ. Pi. Pae.6.114.    2 Ἑρκεῖοι, οἱ, = Lat. Penates, D.H.1.67.    3 πύλαι, θύρα ἑ., the gates, door of the court, A.Ch.561, 571, 653 ; πρὸς κίον' ἑρκείου στέγης S.Aj.108 ; ἐφ' ἑρκείῳ πυρᾷ E.Tr.483.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1031] ον, att. ἕρκειος, auch 3 Endgn, Aesch. Ch. 642, zur Umzäunung, zum Gehöft u. überhaupt zum Hause gehörig, πύλαι ἕρκειοι 554, θύρας ἄκουσον ἑρκείας κτύπον 642; δεθεὶς πρὸς κίον' ἑρ κείου στέγης, v. l. ἑρκίου, Soph. Ai. 108. Bes. Beiwort des Zeus, der als Schutzgott des Hauses einen Altar im Vorhofe, ἕρκος, hat, Od. 22, 335; Soph. Ant. 483; Eur. Tr. 17; Her. 6, 68; Plat. Euthyd. 302 d. Daher die penates ἑρκεῖοι heißen, D Hal. 1, 67.