ἱκέτης
ἱκέτ-ης,
ου,
ὁ,(
ἱκνέομαι)
A). one who comes to seek aid or
protection, suppliant; freq. in
Hom. of
one who comes to seek for purification after homicide,
ἀνὴρ ἱ.
Il. 24.158 , cf.
Od. 9.270 ,al.: later generally,
ἱκέται ἱζόμενοι τοῦ θεοῦ Hdt. 2.113 , cf.
5.71 ;
ἱ. σέθεν ἔρχομαι Pi. O. 5.19 , cf.
S. OC 634 ,
Th. 1.136 ;
ἱ. πατρῴων τάφων Id. 3.59 ;
δέξασθαι ἱκέτην A. Supp. 27 (anap.); of pilgrims to a healing shrine,
ἐγκεκοιμις μένων τῶν ἱκετᾶν IG 4.951.90 (Epid.);
ὑβρίζειν .. εἰς ἱκέτας Phld. Ir. p.35 W.:—wrongly expld.as
protector of suppliants by some Gramm. in
Od. 16.422 .
ShortDef
one who comes to seek protection, a suppliant
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἱκέτης
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ικετης
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-50257
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἱκέτ-ης</span>, <span class="itype greek">ου</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">ἱκνέομαι</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">one who comes to seek aid</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">protection, suppliant</span>; freq. in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> of <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">one who comes to seek for purification after homicide</span>, <span class="foreign greek">ἀνὴρ ἱ</span>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24:158" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:24.158/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 24.158 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:9:270" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:9.270/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 9.270 </a>,al.: later generally, <span class="quote greek">ἱκέται ἱζόμενοι τοῦ θεοῦ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:113" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.113/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 2.113 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:71" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.71/canonical-url/"> 5.71 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἱ. σέθεν ἔρχομαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 5.19 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:634" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:634/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 634 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:136" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.136/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 1.136 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἱ. πατρῴων τάφων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:59" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.59/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 3.59 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">δέξασθαι ἱκέτην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg001.perseus-grc1:27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 27 </a> (anap.); of pilgrims to a healing shrine, <span class="quote greek">ἐγκεκοιμις μένων τῶν ἱκετᾶν</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 4.951.90 </span> (Epid.); <span class="quote greek">ὑβρίζειν .. εἰς ἱκέτας</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ir.</span> p.35 </span> W.:—wrongly expld.as <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">protector of suppliants</span> by some Gramm. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:16:422" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:16.422/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 16.422 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}