Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

οἰκτρός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: οἰκτρός οἰκτρή οἰκτρόν

Structure: οἰκτρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: oi)=ktos

Sense

  1. pitiable, in piteous plight
  2. pitiable, piteous, lamentable
  3. piteous

Examples

  • ὦ πότνι’ ἣ Δίοισιν ἐν λέκτροισ πίτνεισ Ἥρα, δύ’ οἰκτρὼ φῶτ’ ἀνάψυξον πόνων, αἰτούμεθ’ ὀρθὰσ ὠλένασ πρὸσ οὐρανὸν ῥίπτονθ’, ἵν’ οἰκεῖσ ἀστέρων ποικίλματα. (Euripides, Helen, episode, dialogue 19:1)
  • ὡσ δ’ ἀπήγγειλάν τινεσ τῇ βασιλίσσῃ τὸν Μαρδοχαῖον ἐν οὕτωσ οἰκτρῷ σχήματι πρὸ τῆσ αὐλῆσ ἑστῶτα, ταραχθεῖσα πρὸσ τὴν ἀκοὴν ἐξέπεμπεν τοὺσ μεταμφιάσοντασ αὐτόν. (Flavius Josephus, Antiquitates Judaicae, Book 11 267:2)

Synonyms

  1. pitiable

  2. pitiable

  3. piteous

Related

Similar forms

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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