Ἱκτῆρας

suppliant

Translated by Catharine Roth8 Apr 2006Vetting: high3 revisions

2 notes · 10 words

[Meaning] supplicatory.¹ "Stand up, and take up these suppliant branches."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἱκτῆρας· ἱκετευτικούς. ἵστασθε, τούσδ' ἄραντες ἱκτῆρας κλάδους.

Betacode

*(ikth=ras: i(keteutikou/s. i(/stasqe, tou/sd' a)/rantes i(kth=ras kla/dous.

Notes (2)

1The headword, extracted from the quotation, is accusative plural of this adjective. ↩
2Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 143 (web address 1), with scholion. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

ι278Ἰκτεριᾶνto suffer from jaundice ι279Ἴκτεροςjaundice ι280Ἱκτῆραςsuppliant ι281Ἴκτιςmarten ι282ἼκτιναIktina

Revision history3 revisions · last 14 Apr 2013

14 Apr 2013upgraded link — Catharine Roth
10 Jan 2013Revised — David Whitehead
10 Apr 2006augmented notes and keywords — David Whitehead
8 Apr 2006Translated — Catharine Roth