pity

From LSJ

τί γὰρ καλὸν ζῆν βίοτον, ὃς λύπας φέρει → for what good is there to live a life that brings pain

Source

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substantive

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.

verb transitive

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.

Translations

noun

Arabic: شَفَقَة‎; Egyptian Arabic: شفقة‎; Armenian: խղճահարություն; Assamese: পুতৌ; Belarusian: жаль, лі́тасць, жаласць; Bulgarian: жалост; Catalan: pietat; Chinese Mandarin: 憐憫/怜悯; Czech: soucit, lítost; Danish: medlidenhed; Dutch: medelijden, deernis; Esperanto: kompato; Finnish: sääli; French: compassion, pitié; Galician: compaixón, piedade, macela, amerceamento; Georgian: სიბრალული; German: Mitleid; Gothic: 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹; Greek: οίκτος; Ancient Greek: ἔλεος, οἶκτος, οἰκτιρμός, ἐλεημοσύνη, ἐλεητύς, συμπάθεια, σπλάγχνον; Hungarian: könyörület, szánalom; Icelandic: samúð; Irish: trua; Italian: pietà; Japanese: 憐れみ; Korean: 동정; Latin: misericordia; Macedonian: жалост; Malayalam: സഹതാപം; Maori: whakaaroha, aroha; Occitan: pietat; Ottoman Turkish: رحم‎; Plautdietsch: Jauma, Jaumahoat; Polish: współczucie, litość; Portuguese: pena; Romanian: compasiune, milă, compătimire; Russian: жалость, сострадание, сочувствие; Sanskrit: करुणा, दया; Scottish Gaelic: iochd, oircheas, tròcair, truas, truacantas; Sicilian: cumpiatà; Slovak: súcit; Spanish: compasión, piedad, lástima; Swedish: medlidande, medömkan; Telugu: జాలి; Thai: การสงสาร; Tocharian B: karuṃ; Turkish: şefkat, merhamet, acıma; Ukrainian: жаль, жалість; Urdu: افسوس‎, ہمدردی‎; Uyghur: ئەپسۈس‎; Welsh: trueni