ἑρκεῖος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=(freq. written <b class="b3">ἕρκειος</b> in codd.), ον, also α, ον <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>653</span>:— <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[of]] or <b class="b2">in the</b> <b class="b3">ἕρκος</b> or <b class="b2">front court</b>, <b class="b3">Ζεὺς Ἑ</b>., as the household god, <span class="bibl">Od.22.335</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.68</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>487</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Tr.</span>17</span>, <span class="bibl">Cratin.Jun.9</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Euthd.</span>302d</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mu.</span>401a20</span> : abs., <b class="b3">Ἑρκεῖος, ὁ,</b> <span class="bibl">Paus.4.17.4</span> ; also βωμὸς ἑ. <span class="bibl">Pi. <span class="title">Pae.</span>6.114</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">Ἑρκεῖοι, οἱ,</b> = Lat. [[Penates]], <span class="bibl">D.H.1.67</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b3">πύλαι, θύρα ἑ</b>., the gates, door <b class="b2">of the court</b>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>561</span>, <span class="bibl">571</span>, <span class="bibl">653</span> ; πρὸς κίον' ἑρκείου στέγης <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>108</span> ; ἐφ' ἑρκείῳ πυρᾷ <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Tr.</span>483</span>.</span>