κῆδος
κῆδος
κᾶδος, εος,
κήδω
care for others, c. gen., Od.
trouble, sorrow; mostly in pl. troubles, Hom.
esp. cares for the dead, mourning, Hom., Aesch., etc.; also in sg., κᾶδος φθιμένου Pind.; ἅμα κήδεϊ when there is a death in the family, Hdt.; ἐς τὸ κ. ἰέναι to attend the funeral, Hdt.
an object of care, a care, Aesch.
connexion by marriage, Lat. affinitas, Hdt., Attic