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|Definition=lengthd. form of <b class="b3">ἵκω</b> (q. v.), <b class="b3">ἱκάνω</b>, wh. are the Homeric forms of the pres. (exc. <b class="b3">ἱκνεύμεναι, ἱκνεύμεσθα</b>, <span class="bibl">Od.9.128</span>, <span class="bibl">24.339</span>), first in <span class="bibl">Alc.98</span> (s. v.l.): impf. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> ἱκνεῖτο <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>970</span>: fut. ἵξομαι <span class="bibl">Il.6.502</span>, <span class="bibl">Parm. 3.2</span>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>159</span> (lyr.); Dor. ἱξοῦμαι <span class="title">AP</span>9.341 (Glauc.): aor. 2 ἱκόμην <span class="bibl">Il.8.149</span>, etc.; inf. ἴκεσθαι <span class="bibl">Sapph.<span class="title">Supp.</span>1.2</span> [ῐ, exc. when lengthd. by the augm.]; for part. <b class="b3">ἴκμενος</b> v. sub voce: pf. ἷγμαι <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>229</span>, part. ἱγμένος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ph.</span>494</span>: non-thematic aor. 2 ἷκτο <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>481</span>, [Simon.] <span class="bibl">179.4</span>, <span class="bibl">Euph.2</span>: (<b class="b3">ἀφικνέομαι</b> is used in early Prose, exc. in signf. <span class="bibl">111</span>; <b class="b3">ἵκοντο</b> is f.l. in <span class="bibl">Th.5.40</span>, <b class="b3">ἵκηται</b> is a poet. reminiscence in <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>276d</span>; but <b class="b3">ἵκετο</b> is found in <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.216</span>, ἵκηται <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Loc.Hom.</span> 47</span>; also in later Prose, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Salt.</span>5</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">DDeor.</span>6.4</span>, <span class="bibl">Procop.<span class="title">Pers.</span>1.4</span>, <span class="bibl">2.21</span>):—<b class="b2">come</b>, αἶψα δ' ἵκοντο <span class="bibl">Il.18.532</span>; <b class="b3">ὁπότε Κρήτηθεν ἵκοιτο</b> when he <b class="b2">came</b> to us... <span class="bibl">3.233</span>; <b class="b3">ὑπότροπον οἴκαδ' ἱ</b>. <span class="bibl">Od.22.35</span>; ἐς χῶρον <span class="bibl">Il.4.446</span>; ἐπὶ νῆας <span class="bibl">6.69</span>; κατὰ λειμῶνα <span class="bibl">Od.24.13</span>; πρὸς γούνατα <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span> 460</span>; ὑπὸ πτόλιν <span class="bibl">Il.11.182</span>; εἰς ὁμόν <span class="bibl">Parm.8.46</span>; πρὸς ὁμοῖον <span class="bibl">Emp.62.6</span>; τυῖδ' ἴκεσθαι Sapph. l.c.: freq. in Hom., c. acc., <b class="b2">arrive at</b>, ἵκετο νῆας <span class="bibl">Il.8.149</span>; τέλος ἵκεο μύθων <span class="bibl">9.56</span>; οἶκον . . καὶ σὴν ἐς πατρίδα γαῖαν <span class="bibl">Od.23.258</span>; later ἱκέσθαι γαῖαν <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>4.118</span> codd.; βένθος <span class="bibl">Emp.35.3</span>; ἄλσος <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>556</span> (lyr.); στέγας <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>534</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">reach, attain to</b>, <b class="b3">ποσὶν οὖδας ἱ</b>. <span class="bibl">Od.8.376</span>; <b class="b3">οὐδ' ἵκετο χρόα καλόν</b>, of a spear, <span class="bibl">Il.11.352</span>; οὐδ' ὀστέον ἵκετο <span class="bibl">Od.19.451</span> (v. <b class="b3">ὑπερίημι</b>); so of things, <b class="b3">ἠχή, καπνὸς αἰθέρ' ἱ</b>., <span class="bibl">Il.13.837</span>, <span class="bibl">18.207</span>; ἔμπης ἐς γαῖάν τε καὶ οὐρανὸν ἵκετ' ἀϋτμή <span class="bibl">14.174</span>; ἐς πόλιν ἵκετ' ἀϋτή <span class="bibl">Od.14.265</span>; of Time, <b class="b3">ἥβης μέτρον</b> or <b class="b3">ἥβην ἱ</b>., <span class="bibl">Il.11.225</span>, <span class="bibl">24.728</span>, etc.; γήραος οὐδόν <span class="bibl">Od.15.246</span>; so ἐπὶ γῆρας <span class="bibl">8.227</span>; <b class="b3">ἠῶ ἱ</b>. <b class="b2">live till</b> morn, <span class="bibl">17.497</span>; also <b class="b3">ὀλέθρου πείραθ' ἱ</b>. <span class="bibl">Il.6.143</span>; λέκτροιο παλαιοῦ θεσμὸν ἵκοντο <span class="bibl">Od.23.296</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">354</span>; <b class="b3">θίλην ἐπὶ γένναν ἵ</b>. <span class="bibl">Emp. 110.9</span>; ἐς ἄπειρον <span class="bibl">Xenoph.28</span>; ἐς τὸ τυθῆναι <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.216</span>; εἰς τὸ λήθης γῆρας Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span> l.c.:—in various phrases, <b class="b3">ἱ. μετὰ κλέος</b> <b class="b2">come</b> in quest of glory, <span class="bibl">Il.11.227</span>; <b class="b3">ἐς χεῖρας ἱ</b>. <b class="b2">come</b> into one's power, <span class="bibl">10.448</span>; <b class="b3">ὅ τι χεῖρας ἵκοιτο</b> whatever <b class="b2">came</b> to hand, <span class="bibl">Od.12.331</span>; <b class="b3">ἱ. ἐς γενεάν τινος</b> into his family, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>10.14</span>; <b class="b3">ἐς λόγους τοὺς σοὺς ἱ</b>. to speak with thee, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>315</span>; <b class="b3">ἐνθάδ' ἵξομαι</b> <b class="b2">shall come</b> to this <b class="b2">at last</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Aj.</span> 1365</span>; <b class="b3">ἤν ποτε δασμὸς ἵκηται</b> if ever a division <b class="b2">come about</b>, <span class="bibl">Il.1.166</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> with a person as object, τινα ib.<span class="bibl">139</span>, etc.; ἔς τινα <span class="bibl">Od. 6.176</span>; but also, <b class="b2">come to</b> his <b class="b2">house</b>, <span class="bibl">20.372</span>; <b class="b3">Πηλεΐωνάδ' ἵ</b>. <b class="b2">to the hut</b> of the son of P., <span class="bibl">Il.24.338</span>; <b class="b3">μετὰ Τρῶας ἱ</b>. <span class="bibl">3.264</span>: rarely c. dat., <b class="b3">ἐπειγομένοισι δ' ἵκοντο</b> <b class="b2">came to</b> them at need, <span class="bibl">12.374</span>; cf. ἱκάνω <span class="bibl">11</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of suffering, desire, anger, etc., <b class="b2">come upon</b>, Ἀχιλλῆος ποθὴ ἵξεται υἷας Ἀχαιῶν <span class="bibl">Il.1.240</span>; <b class="b3">τί σε φρένας ἵκετο πένθος</b>; ib.<span class="bibl">362</span>; ὅν τιν' ἵκηται ἄλη καὶ πῆμα καὶ ἄλγος <span class="bibl">Od.15.345</span>; ὁππότε μιν κάματός τε καὶ ἱδρὼς γούναθ' ἵκοιτο <span class="bibl">Il.13.711</span>; <b class="b3">ἅδος, σέβας ἵ. τινα θυμόν</b>, <span class="bibl">11.88</span>, <span class="bibl">18.178</span>; με ἵ. ἄχος κραδίην <span class="bibl">23.47</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">approach as suppliant</b>, τὴν ἱκόμην φεύγων <span class="bibl">14.260</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">22.123</span>; τὰ σὰ γοῦνα ἱκόμεθ' <span class="bibl">Od.9.267</span>; θεοὺς προστροπαῖς ἱκνουμένη <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pers.</span>216</span> (troch.); Ζῆνα . . ἱξόμεσθα σὺν κλάδοις <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Supp.</span>159</span> (lyr.); [<b class="b3">θεὸν] θυέεσσιν ἱκνεῖσθαι</b> <b class="b2">approach</b> a god with offerings and prayer, <span class="bibl">Theoc.<span class="title">Ep.</span>8.3</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> Poet. in pres., <b class="b2">supplicate, beseech</b>, τάσδε τὰς θεὰς καλῶν ἱκνοῦμαι <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>1011</span>; καί σε πρὸς τοῦ σοῦ τέκνου καὶ θεῶν ἱκνοῦμαι μή . . <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Aj.</span>588</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">OC</span>275</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ph.</span>470</span>; <b class="b3">ταύτης ἱκνοῦμαί σ</b>' <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>671</span>: c. inf., πάντες σ' ἱκνοῦνται . . θάψαι νεκρούς <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Supp.</span>130</span>: freq. parenthetic, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span>932</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">El.</span>136</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>958</span>, <span class="bibl">Tim.<span class="title">Pers.</span>139</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> pres. and impf., <b class="b2">it becomes, befits, pertains to</b>, c. acc. et inf., φαμὲν ἡμέας ἱκνέεσθαι ἡγεμονεύειν <span class="bibl">Hdt.9.26</span>; <b class="b3">τοὺς μάλιστα ἱκνέεται</b> (sc. <b class="b3">κεκάρθαι</b>) <span class="bibl">Id.2.36</span>; <b class="b3">ἱκνέεται</b> <b class="b2">it is usual</b> that... <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Art.</span>63</span>; later, not impers., οὗ ἡ ἱερουργία ἱκνεῖτο D.C.<span class="title">Fr.</span>25.5; ὅ[σα τᾶς δίκας ἱ] κνεῖται <span class="title">SIG</span>953.46 (Cnidos, ii B.C.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b3">αὐτὸς καὶ ὧν ἱκνεῖται</b>, of a man and <b class="b2">those to whom he belongs</b>, i.e. his family, ib.46.25, al. (Halic.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> freq. in part., <b class="b3">τὸ ἱκνεύμενον</b> <b class="b2">that which is fitting, proper</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.84</span>; <b class="b3">ὁ ἱ</b>., with or without <b class="b3">χρόνος</b>, <b class="b2">the fit, proper</b> time, Hp.<b class="b2">Aër</b>.7, <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.86</span>.<b class="b3">ά; ἐν ἱκνουμένᾳ ἁμέρᾳ</b> Orac. ap. <span class="bibl">D.43.66</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ ἱ. ἀνάλωμα</b> <b class="b2">the quota</b> of expense, <span class="bibl">Th.1.99</span>; κατὰ τοὺς ἱ. χρόνους <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">GA</span>750b13</span> (also of <b class="b2">the latter days</b>, <span class="bibl">D.H. 1.66</span>); ἱ. καιροί <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">CP</span>1.13.3</span>; τὰ -ούμενα μεγέθη <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">GA</span>772a8</span>; ἡ ἱ. ἐπιστήμη <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1288b16</span>; <b class="b3">τῆς ἱ. ἡλικίας τυχεῖν</b> ib.<span class="bibl">1332b41</span>; also <b class="b3">ἱκνούμεναι ἀποδείξεις</b> <b class="b2">convincing</b> proofs, <span class="bibl">Phld.<span class="title">Piet.</span>79</span>; <b class="b3">οὐδὲν εἴρηται ἱ</b>. <span class="bibl">S.E.<span class="title">M.</span>1.205</span>; <b class="b3">λόγος τινὶ ἱκνούμενος</b> <b class="b2">favourable</b>, <span class="title">SIG</span>679.77 (Magn. Mae., ii B.C.). Adv. <b class="b3">ἱκνουμένως</b>, Ion. <b class="b3">-ευμένως</b>, <b class="b2">fittingly, aright</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt. 6.65</span>, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Mul.</span>2.135</span>, <span class="bibl">M.Ant.5.12</span>.</span>