ἄθλιος
ἄθλιος
Attic contr. of Epic ἀέθλιος, see also ἄεθλον, ἆθλον
gaining the prize, or running for it (this sense only in Epic form) ἵππος ἀεθλίη a race-horse, Theogn.; μῆλον ἀέθλ. the apple of discord, Anth.
metaph. struggling, wretched, miserable (this sense only in Attic form), of persons Aesch., etc.: comp. -ιώτερος Soph.: Sup. -ιώτατος Eur.:—also of states of life, γάμοι, βίος, τύχη Trag.: —adv. -ίως, miserably, Soph.
in moral sense, pitiful, wretched, Dem.
without any moral sense, wretched, sorry, θηρσὶν ἀθλία βορά Eur.:—adv., ἀθλίως καὶ κακῶς with wretched success, Dem.
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ἄθλιος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αθλιος
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ἄθλιος
Attic contr. of Epic ἀέθλιος, see also ἄεθλον, ἆθλον
gaining the prize, or running for it (this sense only in Epic form) ἵππος ἀεθλίη a race-horse, Theogn.; μῆλον ἀέθλ. the apple of discord, Anth.
metaph. struggling, wretched, miserable (this sense only in Attic form), of persons Aesch., etc.: comp. -ιώτερος Soph.: Sup. -ιώτατος Eur.:—also of states of life, γάμοι, βίος, τύχη Trag.: —adv. -ίως, miserably, Soph.
in moral sense, pitiful, wretched, Dem.
without any moral sense, wretched, sorry, θηρσὶν ἀθλία βορά Eur.:—adv., ἀθλίως καὶ κακῶς with wretched success, Dem.
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