ἐλεεινός
Ὁ συκοφάντης ἐστὶν ἐν πόλει λύκος (τοῖς πέλας λύκος) → Calumniator, quemquem novit, huic lupus'st → Der Denunziant lebt in der Stadt gleichsam als Wolf (ist seinen Nachbarn wie ein Wolf)
English (LSJ)
ή, όν, ἐλεινός h.Cer.284, Att. (Eup.25) and Trag. (v. infr.), but ἐλεεινός Men.Sam.156 Pap.: written ἐλεηνός in LXXDa.9.23, 10.11: (ἔλεος):—
A finding pity, pitied, δός μ' ἐς Ἀχιλλῆος φίλον ἐλθεῖν ἠδ' ἐλεεινόν Il.24.309; moving pity, piteous, 23.110, etc.; ἐλεινὸς εἰσορᾶν piteous to behold, A.Pr.248; ἐλεινὸν ὁρᾷς thou lookest piteous, S.Ph. 1130 (lyr.); ἐσθῆτ' ἐλεινήν Ar.Ach.413; ἵν' ἐλεινοὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις φαίνοιντ' εἶναι Id.Ra.1063; ἐλεινοὶ οἱ ἀδικοῦντες Lys.24.7; ποιῶν ἑαυτὸν ὡς ἐλεινότατον D.21.186; -ότερος ἀνθρώποις τε καὶ θεοῖς Pl.Lg.729e. b having received mercy, LXX ll.cc. 2 showing pity, ἐ. δάκρυον a tear of pity, Od.8.531, 16.219, Men.l.c.; οὐδὲν ἐλεινόν no feeling of pity, Pl.Phd.59a, cf. R.606b. II Adv. ἐλεεινῶς, Att. ἐλεινῶς, pitiably, S.Ph.870, Ar.Th.1063; ἐλεινῶς διακεῖσθαι D.19.81: neut. pl. ἐλεεινά as Adv., Il.2.314.
