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ἦκα
ἦκα, Adv.:
I). of Place or Motion, slightly, a little, ἦκ’ ἐπ’ ἀριστερά a little to the left, Il. 23.336 ; ἦ. παρακλίνας κεφαλήν Od. 20.301 : hence, generally, softly, gently, ἦ. ἐλάσαι 18.94 , cf. 92 ; ἀπώσατο ἦ. γέροντα Il. 24.508 ; ἦ. μάλα ψύξασα 20.440 ; ἦ. κιόντας Od. 17.254 ; ἦ. βιησάμενος Nic. Al. 226 .
II). of Sound, softly, low, ἦ. πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀγόρευον Il. 3.155 ; ἦ. μύρεσθαι, μάλ’ ὁμαδῆσαι, A.R. 3.463 , 565 .
III). of Sight, softly, smoothly, ἦ. στίλβοντας ἐλαίῳ with oil soft-shining, Il. 18.596 ; ἦκ’ ἐπιμειδήσας soft-smiling, Hes. Th. 547 ; ἦ. μέλαν slightly black, Opp. C. 3.39 .
IV). of Time, by little and little, AP 5.278 (Paul. Sil.), Opp. H. 2.67 . (Perh. connected with Lat. sēg-nis (for sēg-nis): but Hsch. has γάκα (i.e. vᾶκα)· ἡδέως; cf. ἥσσων, ἥκιστος, ἤκιστος, ἠκαῖον, ἤκαλος, ἠκαλέον.)


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slightly, a little, softly, gently

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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἦκα</span>, Adv.: <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>I).</strong></span> of Place or Motion, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">slightly, a little</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ἦκ’ ἐπ’ ἀριστερά</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a little</span> to the left, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:336" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.336/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 23.336 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἦ. παρακλίνας κεφαλήν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:20:301" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.301/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 20.301 </a> : hence, generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">softly, gently</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἦ. ἐλάσαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:18:94" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:18.94/canonical-url/"> 18.94 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:92" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:92/canonical-url/"> 92 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀπώσατο ἦ. γέροντα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24:508" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:24.508/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 24.508 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἦ. μάλα ψύξασα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:440" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.440/canonical-url/"> 20.440 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἦ. κιόντας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:17:254" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:17.254/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 17.254 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἦ. βιησάμενος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg002:226" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0022.tlg002:226/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nic.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Al.</span> 226 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> of Sound, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">softly, low</span>, <span class="quote greek">ἦ. πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀγόρευον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:155" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:3.155/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 3.155 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἦ. μύρεσθαι, μάλ’ ὁμαδῆσαι</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:463" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.463/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.R.</span> 3.463 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:565" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0001.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.565/canonical-url/"> 565 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> of Sight, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">softly, smoothly</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ἦ. στίλβοντας ἐλαίῳ</span> with oil <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">soft</span>-shining, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:596" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.596/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 18.596 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἦκ’ ἐπιμειδήσας</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">soft</span>-smiling, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:547" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:547/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 547 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἦ. μέλαν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">slightly</span> black, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:39" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0024.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.39/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">C.</span> 3.39 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>IV).</strong></span> of Time, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">by little and little,</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">AP</span> 5.278 </span> (Paul. Sil.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:67" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0023.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.67/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Opp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">H.</span> 2.67 </a>. (Perh. connected with Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sēg-nis</span> (for <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sēg-nis</span>): but <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span> </span> has <span class="foreign greek">γάκα</span> (i.e. <span class="foreign greek">vᾶκα</span>)<span class="foreign greek">· ἡδέως</span>; cf. <span class="foreign greek">ἥσσων, ἥκιστος, ἤκιστος, ἠκαῖον, ἤκαλος, ἠκαλέον</span>.)</div> </div><br><br>'}