Scaife ATLAS

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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winning the prize, struggling, wretched

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Headword:

ἄθλιος

Headword (normalized):

ἄθλιος

Headword (normalized/stripped):

αθλιος

IDX:

640

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n640

Key:

a)/qlios

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