οἰκτρός — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

οἰκτρόςᾱ́ όνadjοἶκτος full of distress which arouses pityof personspitiful, piteousin circumstances of great misfortuneIl. Trag. Tim. Pl.of things relating to such circumstancesmiserable, heart-rendingOd. Lyr. Hdt. Trag. Att.orats.of a cry, words, pleading, tearsOd. S. E. Plu.of the nightingale, w. her songS.of storiesPl.neut.impers.w. ἐστί understd.it is a pitiful thingw.inf.to do or suffer sthg.A. Isoc. Aeschin.involving pity for oneselfof the female sexprone to lamentingE.of an experiencemiserable, humiliatingX.wkr.sens., of persons or their experience, through failing in an argumentpitiablePl. X.arousing pity in a deliberate or shallow wayof personslooking pitifulPlu.of things said to win over peoplefull of sentimentX. οἰκτρόνneut.advwith a pitiful cryE. Bionpl.Od. οἰκτρῶς

Boeot.ῡ̓κτρῶςadvsuperl. pitifully, piteouslyTrag. Att.orats. Corinn. Plu.miserably, in a grovellinghumiliating mannerAnd. Plu.

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pitiable, in piteous plight

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οἰκτρός

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οἰκτρός

Headword (normalized/stripped):

οικτρος

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Boeot.ῡ̓κτρῶςadvsuperl. pitifully, piteouslyTrag. Att.orats. Corinn. Plu.miserably, in a grovellinghumiliating mannerAnd. Plu.

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27890

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-27891

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