ἱκνέομαι to come to a place, c. acc. loci, or foll. by a prep., ἵκετο νῆας or ἐπὶ νῆας Hom., etc. to come to, ἵκετο χρόα, of a spear, Il.; τέλος ἵκεο μύθων Il.; ἠῶ ἱκέσθαι, i. e. to live till morning, Od.; λέκτροιο θεσμὸν ἱκ., i. e. to wed, Od.; ὅ τι χεῖρας ἵκοιτο, whatever came to hand, Od.; ἱκ. ἐς λόγους τινός to speak with one, Soph., etc. of suffering, sorrow, etc., to come upon, πένθος ἱκ. τινά Il.; ἄχος, χόλος τινὰ ἱκ. θυμόν or κραδίην Hom. to approach as suppliant, Hom.; τὰ σὰ γοῦνα ἱκόμεθʼ Od.:—hence, like ἱκετεύω, to supplicate, beseech, τὰς θεὰς ἱκνοῦμαι Soph.; καί σε πρὸς θεῶν ἱκνοῦμαι Soph.:—c. inf., πάντες σʼ ἱκνοῦνται θάψαι νεκρούς Eur. impers. like προσήκει, it becomes, befits, φαμὲν ἡμέας ἱκνέεσθαι ἡγεμονεύειν we say that it befits us to take the lead, Hdt.; τοὺς μάλιστα ἱκνέεται (sc. κεκάρθαι) whom it most concerns, Hdt.; so, ἐς τὸν ἱκνέεται he to whom it belongs, Hdt. in part., τὸ ἱκνεύμενον that which is fitting, proper, Hdt.; ὁ ἱκν. χρόνος the fit, proper time, Hdt.; τὸ ἱκν. ἀνάλωμα the proportionate expense, Thuc.:—hence adv. ἱκνευμένως, fittingly, aright, Hdt.part.