ἕκηλος
hekelos
at rest, at oneʼs ease
Appears 19 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἕκηλος, Dor. ἕκᾱλος, ον,
‹ All lexicon entries at rest, at oneʼs ease, in esp. of persons feasting and enjoying themselves, οἱ δὲ ἕκηλοι τέρπονται Il. 5.759 ; ἕκηλος πῖνε Od. 21.309 ; ἕκηλοι νεκροὺς ἂμ πεδίον συλήσετε ye will plunder them at your ease, i.e. without let or hindrance, Il. 6.70 ; ἕκηλος ἐρρέτω let him be off in peace, 9.376 ; of mere inaction, quiet, only twice in , ἔσθἰ ἕκηλος Od. 17.478 ; ἕκηλοι κάτθετε 21.259, cf. 25.100 ; ἕκαλος ἔπειμι γῆρας I. 7(6).41 ; ἕ. εὕδειν Ph. 769 ; ἐᾶν ἕκηλόν τινα ib. 826 : neut. as Adv., ἕκηλα ἡμερεύειν El. 786 : metaph. of a field, lying at rest or fallow, h.Cer. 451; of trees, unmoved, 3.969.