ἕκηλος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Dor. ἕκᾱλος, ον, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">at rest, at one's ease</b>, in Hom. esp. of persons feasting and enjoying themselves, οἱ δὲ ἕκηλοι τέρπονται <span class="bibl">Il. 5.759</span>; ἕκηλος πῖνε <span class="bibl">Od.21.309</span>; <b class="b3">ἕκηλοι νεκροὺς ἂμ πεδίον συλήσετε</b> ye will plunder them [[at your ease]], i.e. [[without let]] or [[hindrance]], <span class="bibl">Il.6.70</span>; <b class="b3">ἕκηλος ἐρρέτω</b> let him be off [[in peace]], <span class="bibl">9.376</span>; of mere inaction, [[quiet]], only twice in Hom., ἔσθἰ ἕκηλος <span class="bibl">Od.17.478</span>; ἕκηλοι κάτθετε <span class="bibl">21.259</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Theoc.25.100</span>; ἕκαλος ἔπειμι γῆρας <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>7(6).41</span>; ἕ. εὕδειν <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span> 769</span>; <b class="b3">ἐᾶν ἕκηλόν τινα</b> ib.<span class="bibl">826</span> : neut. as Adv., ἕκηλα ἡμερεύειν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">El.</span> 786</span> : metaph. of a field, [[lying at rest]] or [[fallow]], h.Cer.451 ; of trees, [[unmoved]], <span class="bibl">A.R.3.969</span>.</span>