pity
From LSJ
Ὁ μὴ γαμῶν ἄνθρωπος οὐκ ἔχει κακά → Multis malis caret ille, qui uxorem haud habet → Der Mann, der ledig bleibt, kennt keinen Leidensdruck
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
P. and V. ἔλεος, ὁ, οἶκτος, ὁ (Thuc. 7, 77, but rare P.); see also mercy. Appeal to pity: P. and V. οἶκτος, ὁ, P. οἰκτιρμός, ὁ. It would be a pity: P. δεινὸν ἂν εἴη. v. trans. P. and V. ἐλεεῖν, οἰκτείρειν, V. οἰκτίζειν (rare P.), κατοικτίζειν, ἐποικτίζειν, ἐποικτείρειν, Ar. and V. κατοικτείρειν, P. κατελεεῖν. Pity in turn: P. ἀντοικτίζειν (Thuc.), V. ἀντοικτείρειν.
