ἐλεαίρω

eleairo

take pity on

Appears 25 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐλεαίρω, Ep. impf. ἐλεαίρεσκον Il. 24.23: aor. 1 ἐλέηρα A.R. 4.1308, Sammelb. 2134:—Α. lengthd. form of ἐλεέω, take pity on, τινά Il. 6.407, Od. 10.399, etc.—Ep. word, used by Ar. Eq. 793 (anap.), Luc. Trag. 305.
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