προστρόπαιος
προστρόπαιος
προσ-τρόπαιος, Doric ποτι-τρόπαιος, ον,
προστροπή
turning oneself towards, hence
one who (having incurred pollution by sin or crime) turns to a god for purification, a suppliant, Soph., etc.; as adj. suppliant, πρ. λιταί Soph.
of one who has not yet been purified, a polluted person, Lat. homo piacularis, Aesch., Eur.
of the pollution incurred, πρ. αἷμα blood- guiltiness, Eur.
a suppliant for vengeance, Aesch.
pass. to whom the murdered person turns for vengeance, i. e. an avenger, Aeschin., etc.
Headword (normalized):
προστρόπαιος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
προστροπαιος
Intro Text:
προστρόπαιος
προσ-τρόπαιος, Doric ποτι-τρόπαιος, ον,
προστροπή
turning oneself towards, hence
one who (having incurred pollution by sin or crime) turns to a god for purification, a suppliant, Soph., etc.; as adj. suppliant, πρ. λιταί Soph.
of one who has not yet been purified, a polluted person, Lat. homo piacularis, Aesch., Eur.
of the pollution incurred, πρ. αἷμα blood- guiltiness, Eur.
a suppliant for vengeance, Aesch.
pass. to whom the murdered person turns for vengeance, i. e. an avenger, Aeschin., etc.
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