ἑρκεῖος
From LSJ
συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen
English (LSJ)
(freq. written ἕρκειος in codd.), ον, also α, ον A.Ch.653:—
A of or in the ἕρκος or front court, Ζεὺς Ἑ., as the household god, Od.22.335, Hdt.6.68, S.Ant.487, E.Tr.17, Cratin.Jun.9, Pl.Euthd.302d, Arist.Mu.401a20 : abs., Ἑρκεῖος, ὁ, Paus.4.17.4 ; also βωμὸς ἑ. Pi. Pae.6.114. 2 Ἑρκεῖοι, οἱ, = Lat. Penates, D.H.1.67. 3 πύλαι, θύρα ἑ., the gates, door of the court, A.Ch.561, 571, 653 ; πρὸς κίον' ἑρκείου στέγης S.Aj.108 ; ἐφ' ἑρκείῳ πυρᾷ E.Tr.483.
