ἀκοίτης
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
English (LSJ)
ου, ὁ, (ἀ- copul., κοίτη, cf. Pl.Cra.405d)
A bedfellow, husband, Il.15.91, Od.5.120, Pi.N.5.28, S.Tr.525, E.El.166 (lyr.):— fem. ἄκοιτις, ιος, ἡ, wife, Il.3.138, B.5.169, A.Pers.684, etc.—Poet. words.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀκοίτης: -ου, ὁ, (ᾰ ἀθροιστ. κοίτη· πρβλ. ἄλοχος), ὁ ὁμοκοίτης, σύνευνος, σύζυγος, Ἰλ. Ο. 91, Ὀδ. Ε. 120, Πινδ. Ν. 5. 51, Σοφ. Τρ. 525, Εὐρ.: ― θηλ. ἄκοιτις, ιος, ἡ, γυνή, σύζυγος, Ἰλ. Γ. 138, Πίνδ., Αἰσχύλ. Πέρσ. 684, Σοφ., Εὐρ. ― Ποιητικαὶ λέξεις, Πρβλ. Πλάτ. Κρατ. 405C.
