Ἱκετεία
supplication
Translated by Catharine Roth20 Aug 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[i(ketei/a means the same as] i(kesi/a .1
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 me, lest I try with tears and supplications to mislead you".2 But i(kethri/a is what those who beg bring as some kind of offering or hold in their hands.3
Supplication [
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἱκετεία, ἡ ἱκεσία. Ἱκετεία δὲ ἱκετηρίας διαφέρει. ἱκετεία μέν ἐστιν ἣν ποιεῖταί τις διὰ τῶν λόγων, ὅταν δέηται συγγνώμης τυχεῖν ἢ ἐλέους. Ἀντιφῶν· περὶ τοῦ μὴ ἐλεεῖν ὑμᾶς ἐμὲ ἐδεήθη δείσας, μὴ ἐγὼ δάκρυσι καὶ ἱκετείαις πειρῶμαι ὑμᾶς ἀναπείθειν. ἱκετηρία δέ ἐστιν, ἣν οἱ δεόμενοι κατατίθενταί που ἢ μετὰ χεῖρας ἔχουσιν.
Betacode
*(iketei/a, h( i(kesi/a. *(iketei/a de\ i(kethri/as diafe/rei. i(ketei/a me/n e)stin h(\n poiei=tai/ tis dia\ tw=n lo/gwn, o(/tan de/htai suggnw/mhs tuxei=n h)\ e)le/ous. *)antifw=n: peri\ tou= mh\ e)leei=n u(ma=s e)me\ e)deh/qh dei/sas, mh\ e)gw\ da/krusi kai\ i(ketei/ais peirw=mai u(ma=s a)napei/qein. i(kethri/a de/ e)stin, h(\n oi( deo/menoi katati/qentai/ pou h)\ meta\ xei=ras e)/xousin.
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External resources
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Revision history3 revisions · last 11 Jan 2019
- cosmetics — Catharine Roth
- x-ref; more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- modified translation; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth