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ἱκέτης
ἱκέτης ἱκέτης (ῐ), ου, ἵκω one who comes to seek protection, a suppliant or fugitive, who lays his ἱκετηρία on the altar or hearth, after which his person was inviolable; esp. one who seeks purification after homicide, Hom., etc.

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one who comes to seek protection, a suppliant

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Headword:
ἱκέτης
Headword (normalized):
ἱκέτης
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ικετης
Intro Text:
ἱκέτης ἱκέτης (ῐ), ου, ἵκω one who comes to seek protection, a suppliant or fugitive, who lays his ἱκετηρία on the altar or hearth, after which his person was inviolable; esp. one who seeks purification after homicide, Hom., etc.
IDX:
15791
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n15805
Key:
i(ke/ths

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