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θάνατος

death, whether natural or violent, Hom., etc.; τῶν ὑπαλευάμενος θάνατον the death threatened by them, Od. 15.275; ὣς θάνον οἰκτίστῳ θανάτῳ 11.412; θάνατόνδε to death, Il. 16.693, 22.297; θανάτου τέλος, μοῖρα, A. Th. 906 (lyr.), Pers. 917 (anap.), etc.; θανάτου πέρι καὶ ζωᾶς for life and death, Pi. N. 9.29; θ. ἢ βίον φέρει S. Aj. 802; θάνατος μὲν τάδʼ ἀκούειν Id. OC 529; θανάτῳ ἴσον πάθος Id. Aj. 215; ἐν ἀγχόναις θάνατον λαβεῖν E. Hel. 201; πόλεώς ἐστι θ., ἀνάστατον γενέσθαι it is its death, Lycurg. 61; γῆρας ζῶν θ. Secund. Sent. 12; θάνατον ἀποθνῄσκειν, τελευτᾶν, Plu. Crass. 25, D.H. 4.76.

θνῄσκω

θνῄσκω (with ι IG 2.2477.7, 10,2494, Ἀρχ.Ἐφ. 1910.73; θνείσκ- IG 2.4040b; [ ἀποθν]ήισκειν Pl. Phdr. in PPetr. 1p.18 (iii B.C.), but θνήσκω Did. ap. EM 452.29, freq. in codd.), Aeol. θναίσκω Hdn.Gr. 2.79, Dor. θνᾴσκω Sammelb. 6754.22 (iii B.C.): fut. θᾰνοῦμαι Simon. 85.9, S. Ant. 462, etc.; Ep. inf. -έεσθαι Il. 4.12; later θνήξομαι AP 9.354 ( Leon.), Polyaen. 5.2.22 codd.: aor. 2 ἔθᾰνον, Ep. θάνον Od. 11.412, al.; inf. Ep. and Ion. θανέειν, as always in Hom., exc. Il. 7.52, θανέμεν Pi. P. 4.72: pf. τέθνηκα Il. 18.12, etc.; subj. τεθνήκω Th. 8.74: plpf. ἐτεθνήκειν Antipho 5.70, Lys. 19.48; 3 pl. -ήκεσαν And. 1.52: short forms of pf., 3 dual τέθνᾰτον X. An. 4.1.19, 1 pl. τέθνᾰμεν Pl. Grg. 493a, 3 pl. τεθνᾶσι Il. 22.52, etc.; 3 pl. plpf. ἐτέθνᾰσαν Antipho 5.70, And. 1.59, X. HG 6.4.16; imper. τέθνᾰθι Il. 22.365, τεθνάτω 15.496, IG 1(2).10, Pl. Lg. 933e, etc.; opt. τεθναίην Il. 18.98, etc.; inf. τεθνάναι [ᾰ] Semon. 3, Hdt. 1.31, Ar. Ra. 1012, Pl.Com. 68, Th. 8.92, etc., τεθνᾶναι dub.l. in Mimn. 2.10, A. Ag. 539; Ep. τεθνάμεναι, -άμεν, Il. 24.225, 15.497, etc.; Aeol. τεθνάκην Sapph. 2.15; part. τεθνεώς Hdt. 9.120, Ar. Av. 476, etc., fem. τεθνεῶσα Lys. 31.22, D. 40.27 ( τεθνηκυῖα Hippon. 29, E. Or. 109), neut. τεθνεός Hdt. 1.112, Hp. Nat.Mul. 32 ( τεθνηκός Pl. Phd. 71d, pl. τεθνεῶτα 72c); gen. τεθνεῶτος, etc., Hdt. 5.68, etc. (once in Hom., dat. τεθνεῶτι Od. 19.331); poet. τεθνεότος Archel. ap. Antig. Mir. 89, Q.S. 7.65; Dor. τεθνᾰότα Pi. N. 10.74; Ep. τεθνηώς (v.l. -ειώς) Il. 17.161, -ηυῖα Od. 4.734, ( κατα-) 11.141; gen. τεθνηῶτος Il. 9.633, etc.; also τεθνηότος 17.435, Od. 15.23, al. [ τεθνεῶτι is trisyll. Od. 19.331, τεθνεώτων E. Supp. 272 (hex.): disyll. forms are written in later Gr., nom. τεθνώς BCH 18.438 ( Argilus); gen. sg. τεθνῶτος SIG 799.13 ( Cyzicus, i A.D.); dat. sg. τεθνῶτι Papers of the Amer. School 3.334 (Pisid.); fem. τεθνώσῃ (and gen. pl. τεθνήτων) Ath.Mitt. 50.134 ( Macedonia); acc. pl. fem. τεθνώσας Babr. 45.9]: from τέθνηκα arose fut. τεθνήξω Ar. Ach. 325, A. Ag. 1279 (censured as archaic by Luc. Sol. 7), later τεθνήξομαι Diogenian.Epicur. 1.28, 3.52, Luc. Pisc. 10, Ael. NA 2.46; part. τεθνηξόμενος Lib. Ep. 438.7.—The simple Verb is regularly used in early Prose in pf. and plpf.; for pres., fut., and aor. the compd. ἀποθνῄσκω is substituted: θνῄσκει v.l. in Hp. Mul. 1.9, σάρκες θνῄσκουσι Art. 69, ἔθνῃσκον Th. 2.47, al., θνῃσκόντων ib. 53, θνῄσκοι Pl. Phd. 72d, θνῄσκομεν Epicur. Ep. 1p.20U.: aor. part. θανών, subj. θάνῃ, IG 12(5).593.2,20,23 ( Iulis, v B.C.), Berl.Sitzb. 1927.166 ( Cyrene), Phld. Herc. 1649.4: aor. inf. θανεῖν ib. 1418.13:—

οἴκτιστος

most pitiable, lamentable, οἴ. … δειλοῖσι βροτοῖσιν Il. 22.76 ; θάνον οἰ. θανάτῳ Od. 11.412 ; Ἀτθίσιν οἰκτίστη, σὸν φάος, Ἠριγόνη Call. Aet. 1.1.4 [Fr. 178.4 Pf.] ; οἴ. δὴ κεῖνο ἴδον Od. 12.258 ; οἴ. ἔλεγοι A.R. 2.782 : neut. pl. οἴκτιστα as Adv., Od. 22.472 : also in late Prose, Onos. 42.21, Luc. Anach. 11. Adv. -τως Phalar. Ep. 96.

ἕταρος

ἕταρος ἑταῖρος -ου, ὁ. (The forms about equally common.) Fem. ἑτάρη Il. 4.441. ἑταίρη Il. 9.2. Acc. ἑταίρην Od. 17.271. A companion, comrade, associate, fellow, in various uses. 1 A comrade in arms, implying various degrees of connexion from a close comradeship between or among equals or a relationship resembling that of knight and squire to mere common participation in warfare: ἑτάρων εἰς ἔθνος ἐχάζετο Il. 3.32, Πάτροκλον, ὃν ἑταῖρον Il. 9.220. Cf. Il. 1.179, 345, Il. 5.514, Il. 6.6, Il. 10.151, Il. 12.379, Il. 13.767, Il. 16.195, Il. 17.150, Il. 24.123, etc.: Od. 1.237, Od. 8.217, 584, 586, Od. 11.371, 382, 520, Od. 13.266, Od. 14.480, Od. 23.324, Od. 24.79. One taking part with another in a particular enterprise: λοχησάμενος σὺν ἑταίρῳ Od. 13.268. Cf. Il. 10.235, 242: Od. 4.408, 433. 2 A comrade in a sea voyage or expedition: ξὺν νηΐ ἠδʼ ἑτάροισιν Od. 1.182. Cf. Il. 3.47, Il. 16.170: Od. 1.304, Od. 2.212, Od. 3.167, Od. 4.367, Od. 11.331, etc. Esp. of the comrades of Odysseus in his wanderings Od. 1.5, Od. 2.174, Od. 5.110, Od. 10.33, Od. 11.51, Od. 12.33, Od. 19.276, etc. 3 A follower of or attendant on a king or chief: ἐκέλευσεν ἑταίρους ἵππους ζευγνύμεναι Il. 3.259. Cf. Od. 3.32, Od. 4.536, Od. 11.412. 4 a A companion, comrade, associate, friend, in gen.: πόλλʼ ἑταῖροι [ἐλλίσσοντο] Il. 9.585. Cf. Il. 18.251, Il. 22.492, Il. 24.63: Od. 2.225, Od. 9.367, Od. 14.462, Od. 16.354, Od. 18.350, etc. Fem.: Ἔρις, Ἄρεος ἑτάρη Il. 4.441. b Of relationship with a protecting divinity: πάντων φίλταθʼ ἑταίρων Od. 24.517 (said by Athene). c A boon-companion: ἑταῖρος εἰλαπιναστής Il. 17.577. d Of fellow-servants: οἶς ἑτάροισιν ἐκέκλετο ὑφορβός Od. 14.413. Cf. Od. 14.407, 460, Od. 15.309, 336, Od. 16.8, 84. 5 Fig.: οὖρον, ἐσθλὸν ἑταῖρον Od. 11.7 = Od. 12.149. Fem.: fig.: οὖρον, ἐσθλὸν ἑταῖρον Od. 11.7 = Od. 12.149. Fem.: φύζα, φόβου ἑταίρη Il. 9.2: φόρμιγξ, ἣν δαιτὶ θεοὶ ποίησαν ἑταίρην Od. 17.271.

θάνατος

θάνατος -ου, ὁ [θαν-, θνῄσκω.] 1 Death Il. 1.60, Il. 2.302, Il. 3.101, Il. 5.68, Il. 9.571, etc.: Od. 2.100, Od. 3.236, Od. 4.180, Od. 9.467, Od. 11.488, etc. 2 Personified: Ὕπνῳ κασιγνήτῳ Θανάτοιο Il. 14.231. Cf. Il. 16.454, 672 = 682. 3 A kind or mode of death: λευγαλέῳ θανάτῳ ἁλῶναι Il. 21.281: = Od. 5.312, πάντες στυγεροὶ θάνατοί [εἰσιν] Od. 12.341. Cf. Od. 11.412, Od. 15.359, Od. 18.202, Od. 22.462, Od. 24.34.

θνῄσκω

θνῄσκω Fut. infin. in mid. form θανέεσθαι Il. 4.12, Il. 15.728: Od. 20.21. Aor. θάνον Od. 11.412. 2 sing. θάνες Il. 22.486: Od. 24.37. 3 sing. ἔθανε Il. 21.610: Od. 3.248, Od. 8.226. θάνε Il. 2.642: Od. 1.396, Od. 2.96, Od. 15.253, Od. 19.141, Od. 24.131. 3 pl. θάνον Il. 12.13: Od. 9.66, Od. 11.389, Od. 24.22. Subj. θάνω Il. 11.455, Il. 18.121. 2 sing. θάνῃς Il. 4.170, Il. 22.55. 3 sing. θάνῃσι Il. 19.228: Od. 4.196, Od. 11.218. 1 pl. θάνωμεν Od. 12.156. 3 pl. θάνωσι Il. 7.410. 3 sing. opt. θάνοι Od. 15.359. 3 pl. θάνοιεν Od. 22.472. Imp. θάνε Il. 21.106. Pple. θανών, -όντος Il. 7.80, Il. 8.476, Il. 11.453, Il. 15.350, Il. 16.457, 675, Il. 17.120, 182, 379, 538, 564, Il. 18.195, Il. 21.28, Il. 22.73, 343, 389, Il. 23.9, 70, 223, Il. 24.16, 575: Od. 1.236, Od. 3.258, Od. 4.553, Od. 5.310, Od. 11.486, 554, Od. 17.115, 312, Od. 24.77, 79, 93, 190, 296, 436. Infin. θανέειν Il. 15.289, Il. 22.426: Od. 1.59, Od. 4.562, Od. 5.308, Od. 12.342, Od. 14.274. θανεῖν Il. 7.52. 3 sing. pf. τέθνηκε Il. 18.12: Od. 1.196, Od. 2.132, Od. 4.110, 199, 834, 837, Od. 11.461, 464, Od. 20.208, Od. 24.264. 3 pl. τεθνᾶσι Il. 7.328, Il. 22.52: Od. 11.304, Od. 15.350. Opt. τεθναίην Il. 18.98. 2 sing. τεθναίης Il. 6.164. 3 sing. τεθναίη Il. 3.102. Imp. τέθναθι Il. 22.365. 3 sing. τεθνάτω Il. 15.496. Pple. τεθνηώς Il. 17.161. Genit. τεθνηῶτος Il. 9.633, Il. 13.659, Il. 18.173, Il. 19.210, Il. 23.192, Il. 24.244: Od. 1.289, Od. 2.220. τεθνηότος Il. 17.435: Od. 15.23, Od. 24.56. Dat. τεθνηῶτι Od. 10.494. τεθνεῶτι Od. 19.331. Acc. τεθνηῶτα Il. 6.464, Il. 16.858, Il. 17.229, 341, Il. 18.537, Il. 19.289, 403, Il. 22.364: Od. 12.10. τεθνηότα Il. 17.402, Il. 19.300, Il. 24.20. Genit. pl. τεθνηώτων Il. 16.16. Acc. τεθνηῶτας Il. 6.71. τεθνηότας Od. 23.84. Acc. sing. fem. τεθνηυῖαν Od. 4.734. Infin. τεθνάμεναι Il. 24.225. τεθνάμεν Il. 15.497, Il. 17.405, Il. 19.335: Od. 16.107, Od. 20.317, Od. 21.155. (ἀπο-, ἐκ-, κατα-.) 1 To die: θνῄσκων ἔλιπε Θυέστῃ Il. 2.106. Cf. Il. 1.56, 383, Il. 4.12, 170, Il. 7.52, 410, Il. 11.455, Il. 15.728, Il. 18.121, Il. 19.228, Il. 21.106, Il. 22.55, Il. 24.743: θανέειν ἱμείρεται Od. 1.59. Cf. Od. 4.196, 562, Od. 5.308, Od. 8.526, Od. 11.218, Od. 12.22, 156, 342, Od. 14.274, Od. 15.359, Od. 20.21, Od. 22.472. 2 In a quasi- passive sense of being slain in battle: χερσὶν ὑπʼ Αἴαντος θανέειν Il. 15.289. Cf. Il. 1.243, Il. 22.426. 3 In aor. indic. a In strict aor. sense: αἶψʼ ἔθανεν Εὔρυτος Od. 8.226. Cf. Od. 3.248, Od. 9.66, Od. 11.389 = Od. 24.22, Od. 11.412, Od. 24.37. In pple.: ἀνδρὸς τῆλε θανόντος (that met his death . . .) Od. 17.312, θανὼν φθιμένοισι μετείην (may I die and . . .) Od. 24.436. b To have died, be dead: θάνε Μελέαγρος Il. 2.642. Cf. Il. 12.13, Il. 21.610, Il. 22.486: ἐπεὶ θάνʼ Ὀδυσσεύς Od. 1.396, Od. 2.96 = Od. 19.141 = Od. 24.131. Cf. Od. 15.253. In pple.: ὄφρα πυρός με λελάχωσι θανόντα (in death) Il. 7.80 = Il. 22.343, περὶ πατρόκλοιο θανόντος (the dead . . .) Il. 8.476, Il. 17.120, 182, Il. 18.195, μενοιτιάδαο θανόντος ἄχεος (for the death of . . .) Il. 17.538, οὔ μευ ζώοντος . . ., ἀλλὰ θανόντος (now that I am dead) Il. 23.70. Cf. Il. 11.453, Il. 15.350, Il. 17.379, 564, Il. 21.28, Il. 22.73, Il. 23.223, Il. 24.16, 575: οὔ κε θανόντι περ ὧδʼ ἀκαχοίμην (if he were dead) Od. 1.236, ζωὸς ἠὲ θανών (alive or dead) Od. 4.553, μή τι θανὼν ἀκαχίζευ (let not thy death grieve thee) Od. 11.486. Cf. Od. 3.258, Od. 5.310, Od. 11.554, Od. 17.115, Od. 24.77, 79, 93. Absol. in pl. pple., the dead: γέρας θανόντων Il. 16.457 = 675, Il. 23.9: Od. 24.190, 296. Cf. Il. 22.389. 4 In pf. a To be dead: τεθναίη (let him lie dead) Il. 3.102, πολλοὶ τεθνᾶσιν Il. 7.328, οὔ ποτε ἔλπετο τεθνάμεν (that the was dead) Il. 17.405. Cf. Il. 6.164, Il. 15.496, 497, Il. 18.12, 98, Il. 19.335, Il. 22.52, 365, Il. 24.225: ζώει ὅ γʼ ἦ τέθνηκεν Od. 2.132, Od. 4.110, 837 = Od. 11.464. Cf. Od. 4.199, 834 = Od. 24.264, Od. 11.304, Od. 15.350, Od. 16.107, Od. 20.208, 317, Od. 21.155. In pple., dead: νεκροὺς τεθνηῶτας (the dead bodies) Il. 6.71. Cf. Il. 6.464, Il. 9.633, Il. 13.659, Il. 16.16, 858, Il. 17.161, 229, 341, 402, 435, Il. 18.173, 537, Il. 19.210, 289, 300, 403, Il. 22.364, Il. 23.192, Il. 24.20, 244: εἴ κε τεθνηῶτος ἀκούσῃς (hear of his death) Od. 1.289. Cf. Od. 2.220, Od. 4.734, Od. 10.494, Od. 12.10, Od. 15.23, Od. 19.331, Od. 23.84, Od. 24.56. b In strict pf. sense: οὔ πω τέθνηκεν Ὀδυσσεύς (Ὀρέστης) Od. 1.196, Od. 11.461.

θνῄσκω

θνῄσκω Fut. infin. in mid. form θανέεσθαι Il. 4.12, Il. 15.728: Od. 20.21. Aor. θάνον Od. 11.412. 2 sing. θάνες Il. 22.486: Od. 24.37. 3 sing. ἔθανε Il. 21.610: Od. 3.248, Od. 8.226. θάνε Il. 2.642: Od. 1.396, Od. 2.96, Od. 15.253, Od. 19.141, Od. 24.131. 3 pl. θάνον Il. 12.13: Od. 9.66, Od. 11.389, Od. 24.22. Subj. θάνω Il. 11.455, Il. 18.121. 2 sing. θάνῃς Il. 4.170, Il. 22.55. 3 sing. θάνῃσι Il. 19.228: Od. 4.196, Od. 11.218. 1 pl. θάνωμεν Od. 12.156. 3 pl. θάνωσι Il. 7.410. 3 sing. opt. θάνοι Od. 15.359. 3 pl. θάνοιεν Od. 22.472. Imp. θάνε Il. 21.106. Pple. θανών, -όντος Il. 7.80, Il. 8.476, Il. 11.453, Il. 15.350, Il. 16.457, 675, Il. 17.120, 182, 379, 538, 564, Il. 18.195, Il. 21.28, Il. 22.73, 343, 389, Il. 23.9, 70, 223, Il. 24.16, 575: Od. 1.236, Od. 3.258, Od. 4.553, Od. 5.310, Od. 11.486, 554, Od. 17.115, 312, Od. 24.77, 79, 93, 190, 296, 436. Infin. θανέειν Il. 15.289, Il. 22.426: Od. 1.59, Od. 4.562, Od. 5.308, Od. 12.342, Od. 14.274. θανεῖν Il. 7.52. 3 sing. pf. τέθνηκε Il. 18.12: Od. 1.196, Od. 2.132, Od. 4.110, 199, 834, 837, Od. 11.461, 464, Od. 20.208, Od. 24.264. 3 pl. τεθνᾶσι Il. 7.328, Il. 22.52: Od. 11.304, Od. 15.350. Opt. τεθναίην Il. 18.98. 2 sing. τεθναίης Il. 6.164. 3 sing. τεθναίη Il. 3.102. Imp. τέθναθι Il. 22.365. 3 sing. τεθνάτω Il. 15.496. Pple. τεθνηώς Il. 17.161. Genit. τεθνηῶτος Il. 9.633, Il. 13.659, Il. 18.173, Il. 19.210, Il. 23.192, Il. 24.244: Od. 1.289, Od. 2.220. τεθνηότος Il. 17.435: Od. 15.23, Od. 24.56. Dat. τεθνηῶτι Od. 10.494. τεθνεῶτι Od. 19.331. Acc. τεθνηῶτα Il. 6.464, Il. 16.858, Il. 17.229, 341, Il. 18.537, Il. 19.289, 403, Il. 22.364: Od. 12.10. τεθνηότα Il. 17.402, Il. 19.300, Il. 24.20. Genit. pl. τεθνηώτων Il. 16.16. Acc. τεθνηῶτας Il. 6.71. τεθνηότας Od. 23.84. Acc. sing. fem. τεθνηυῖαν Od. 4.734. Infin. τεθνάμεναι Il. 24.225. τεθνάμεν Il. 15.497, Il. 17.405, Il. 19.335: Od. 16.107, Od. 20.317, Od. 21.155. (ἀπο-, ἐκ-, κατα-.) 1 To die: θνῄσκων ἔλιπε Θυέστῃ Il. 2.106. Cf. Il. 1.56, 383, Il. 4.12, 170, Il. 7.52, 410, Il. 11.455, Il. 15.728, Il. 18.121, Il. 19.228, Il. 21.106, Il. 22.55, Il. 24.743: θανέειν ἱμείρεται Od. 1.59. Cf. Od. 4.196, 562, Od. 5.308, Od. 8.526, Od. 11.218, Od. 12.22, 156, 342, Od. 14.274, Od. 15.359, Od. 20.21, Od. 22.472. 2 In a quasi- passive sense of being slain in battle: χερσὶν ὑπʼ Αἴαντος θανέειν Il. 15.289. Cf. Il. 1.243, Il. 22.426. 3 In aor. indic. a In strict aor. sense: αἶψʼ ἔθανεν Εὔρυτος Od. 8.226. Cf. Od. 3.248, Od. 9.66, Od. 11.389 = Od. 24.22, Od. 11.412, Od. 24.37. In pple.: ἀνδρὸς τῆλε θανόντος (that met his death . . .) Od. 17.312, θανὼν φθιμένοισι μετείην (may I die and . . .) Od. 24.436. b To have died, be dead: θάνε Μελέαγρος Il. 2.642. Cf. Il. 12.13, Il. 21.610, Il. 22.486: ἐπεὶ θάνʼ Ὀδυσσεύς Od. 1.396, Od. 2.96 = Od. 19.141 = Od. 24.131. Cf. Od. 15.253. In pple.: ὄφρα πυρός με λελάχωσι θανόντα (in death) Il. 7.80 = Il. 22.343, περὶ πατρόκλοιο θανόντος (the dead . . .) Il. 8.476, Il. 17.120, 182, Il. 18.195, μενοιτιάδαο θανόντος ἄχεος (for the death of . . .) Il. 17.538, οὔ μευ ζώοντος . . ., ἀλλὰ θανόντος (now that I am dead) Il. 23.70. Cf. Il. 11.453, Il. 15.350, Il. 17.379, 564, Il. 21.28, Il. 22.73, Il. 23.223, Il. 24.16, 575: οὔ κε θανόντι περ ὧδʼ ἀκαχοίμην (if he were dead) Od. 1.236, ζωὸς ἠὲ θανών (alive or dead) Od. 4.553, μή τι θανὼν ἀκαχίζευ (let not thy death grieve thee) Od. 11.486. Cf. Od. 3.258, Od. 5.310, Od. 11.554, Od. 17.115, Od. 24.77, 79, 93. Absol. in pl. pple., the dead: γέρας θανόντων Il. 16.457 = 675, Il. 23.9: Od. 24.190, 296. Cf. Il. 22.389. 4 In pf. a To be dead: τεθναίη (let him lie dead) Il. 3.102, πολλοὶ τεθνᾶσιν Il. 7.328, οὔ ποτε ἔλπετο τεθνάμεν (that the was dead) Il. 17.405. Cf. Il. 6.164, Il. 15.496, 497, Il. 18.12, 98, Il. 19.335, Il. 22.52, 365, Il. 24.225: ζώει ὅ γʼ ἦ τέθνηκεν Od. 2.132, Od. 4.110, 837 = Od. 11.464. Cf. Od. 4.199, 834 = Od. 24.264, Od. 11.304, Od. 15.350, Od. 16.107, Od. 20.208, 317, Od. 21.155. In pple., dead: νεκροὺς τεθνηῶτας (the dead bodies) Il. 6.71. Cf. Il. 6.464, Il. 9.633, Il. 13.659, Il. 16.16, 858, Il. 17.161, 229, 341, 402, 435, Il. 18.173, 537, Il. 19.210, 289, 300, 403, Il. 22.364, Il. 23.192, Il. 24.20, 244: εἴ κε τεθνηῶτος ἀκούσῃς (hear of his death) Od. 1.289. Cf. Od. 2.220, Od. 4.734, Od. 10.494, Od. 12.10, Od. 15.23, Od. 19.331, Od. 23.84, Od. 24.56. b In strict pf. sense: οὔ πω τέθνηκεν Ὀδυσσεύς (Ὀρέστης) Od. 1.196, Od. 11.461.

οἴκτιστος

οἴκτιστος [superl. fr. οἶκτος.] 1 The most pitiable, miserable or wretched : θανάτῳ Od. 11.412, Od. 24.34. Cf. Od. 23.79. Absol. : τοῦτʼ οἴκτιστον πέλεται δειλοῖσι βροτοῖσιν Il. 22.76. Cf. Od. 12.258, 342. 2 In neut. pl. οἴκτιστα as adv., in the most miserable or wretched wise : ὄπως οἴκτιστα θάνοιεν Od. 22.472.