ἐλεεινός

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.