λιτή
λῐτή,
ἡ,(
λίτομαι)
A). prayer, entreaty, mostly in pl.,
λιτῇσι ἐλλισάμην Od. 11.34 ;
καταβαίνειν ἐς λιτάς Hdt. 1.116 ;
λιταῖς ἀποτρέπει [αὐτὸν] μὴ πορεύεσθαι ib.
105 ;
λιταῖς πεῖσαί τινα Pi. O. 2.80 , cf.
8.8 ;
μαλθάσσειν κέαρ λιταῖς A. Pr. 1008 ;
ηὔχετο λιταῖσι Id. Pers. 499 ;
λιτᾶν ἀκούειν Id. Ag. 396 (lyr.);
λιτὰς κλύειν Id. Th. 172 (lyr.), cf.
E. Or. 1233 , etc.;
λιταῖς σεβίζειν S. OC 1557 (lyr.);
ἐπεύχεσθαι λιτάς ib.
484 ;
λ. δέχεσθαι Id. Ant. 1019 ;
ἐν λιταῖς στέλλειν with prayers,
Id. Ph. 60 ;
λιταὶ θεῶν prayers to the gods,
E. Supp. 262 ; but
λιταὶ ἐμαυτοῦ ξυμμάχων τε prayers for myself,
S. OC 1309 : also c. gen. of that by which one prays,
γενείου τοῦδ’. . ἐκτεῖναι λιτάς E. Or. 290 . (Poet., Ion. and late Prose,
BGU 74.15 (ii A. D.).)
II). Λιταί,, personified,
Prayers of sorrow and repentance,
Il. 9.502 sq.,
AP 11.361 (
Autom.).
ShortDef
a prayer, entreaty
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Headword (normalized):
λιτή
Headword (normalized/stripped):
λιτη
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-63625
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">λῐτή</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">λίτομαι</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">prayer, entreaty</span>, mostly in pl., <span class="quote greek">λιτῇσι ἐλλισάμην</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:34" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.34/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 11.34 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">καταβαίνειν ἐς λιτάς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:116" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.116/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.116 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">λιταῖς ἀποτρέπει [αὐτὸν] μὴ πορεύεσθαι</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:105" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:105/canonical-url/"> 105 </a>; <span class="quote greek">λιταῖς πεῖσαί τινα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:80" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2.80/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 2.80 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8.8/canonical-url/"> 8.8 </a>; <span class="quote greek">μαλθάσσειν κέαρ λιταῖς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1008" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1008/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 1008 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ηὔχετο λιταῖσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:499" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:499/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 499 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">λιτᾶν ἀκούειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:396" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:396/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 396 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">λιτὰς κλύειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:172" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:172/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 172 </a> (lyr.), cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:1233" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:1233/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 1233 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">λιταῖς σεβίζειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1557" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1557/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 1557 </a> (lyr.); <span class="foreign greek">ἐπεύχεσθαι λιτάς</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:484" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:484/canonical-url/"> 484 </a>; <span class="quote greek">λ. δέχεσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1019" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1019/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 1019 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἐν λιταῖς στέλλειν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">with prayers</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:60" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:60/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 60 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">λιταὶ θεῶν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">prayers to</span> the gods, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:262" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:262/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 262 </a>; but <span class="foreign greek">λιταὶ ἐμαυτοῦ ξυμμάχων τε</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">prayers for</span> myself, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1309" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1309/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OC</span> 1309 </a>: also c. gen. of that by which one prays, <span class="quote greek">γενείου τοῦδ’. . ἐκτεῖναι λιτάς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:290" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc1:290/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Or.</span> 290 </a> . (Poet., Ion. and late Prose, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">BGU</span> 74.15 </span> (ii A. D.).) </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">Λιταί,</span>, personified, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Prayers of sorrow and repentance</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:502" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.502/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 9.502 </a> sq., <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 11.361 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Autom.</span></span>).</div> </div><br><br>'}