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Ἱκεσία · suppliant's prayer (ι 258) · Suda

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Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near ι258

ι254I have a sufficiency (of)
ι255Ikarieus, Icarieus, Icarian
ι256Ikarios, Icarius
ι257Ikaros, Icarus
ι258suppliant's prayer
ι259supplicatory
ι260the pair came, the two came
ι261Hiketaon
ι262supplication

Suda/Ι iota/ι258

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Ἱκεσία

suppliant's prayer

Translated by Catharine Roth25 May 2006Vetting: high3 revisions

definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
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2 words

Translation

[Meaning] supplication.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἱκεσία· ἡ ἱκέτευσις.

Betacode

*(ikesi/a: h( i(ke/teusis.

Notes

Same entry in ps.-Zonaras and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon.
cf. iota 259, iota 264.

Linked from2 entries

ι259Ἱκέσιοςsupplicatory[sc. Predicated of] a suppliant.
ι264Ἱκετείαsupplication[i(ketei/a means the same as] i(kesi/a. Supplication [i(ketei/a] differs from i(kethri/a. Supplication is what one does with words, when one begs to obtain pardon or mercy. Antiphon [writes]: "he begged you not to pity…

Neighbouring entries

ι256ἸκάριοςIkarios, Icarius ι257ἼκαροςIkaros, Icarus ι258Ἱκεσίαsuppliant's prayer ι259Ἱκέσιοςsupplicatory ι260Ἱκέσθηνthe pair came, the two came

Revision history3 revisions · last 26 Apr 2016

26 Apr 2016coding — David Whitehead
10 Jan 2013expanded notes — David Whitehead
25 May 2006cosmetics — David Whitehead
25 May 2006Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἱκεσία (Adler number iota 258), trans. Catharine Roth, 25 May 2006. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/iota/258

Translation by Catharine Roth for Suda On Line, revised by David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗