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ἐλεεινός

eleeinos

finding pity, pitied

Appears 11 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἐλεεινός, ή, όν, ἐλεινός h.Cer. 284, Att. (Eup. 25) and Trag. (v. infr.), but ἐλεεινός Men. Sam. 156 Pap.: written ἐλεηνός in LXXDa. 9.23, 10.11: (ἔλεος):—A. finding pity, pitied, δός μʼ ἐς Ἀχιλλῆος φίλον ἐλθεῖν ἠδʼ ἐλεεινόν Il. 24.309; moving pity, piteous, 23.110, etc.; ἐλεινὸς εἰσορᾶν piteous to behold, A. Pr. 248; ἐλεινὸν ὁρᾷς thou lookest piteous, S. Ph. 1130 (lyr.); ἐσθῆτʼ ἐλεινήν Ar. Ach. 413; ἵνʼ ἐλεινοὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις φαίνοιντʼ εἶναι Id. Ra. 1063; ἐλεινοὶ οἱ ἀδικοῦντες Lys. 24.7; ποιῶν ἑαυτὸν ὡς ἐλεινότατον D. 21.186; -ότερος ἀνθρώποις τε καὶ θεοῖς Pl. Lg. 729e. b. having received mercy, LXX ll.cc. 2. showing pity, ἐ. δάκρυον a tear of pity, Od. 8.531, 16.219, Men.l.c.; οὐδὲν ἐλεινόν no feeling of pity, Pl. Phd. 59a, cf. R. 606b. II. Adv. ἐλεεινῶς, Att. ἐλεινῶς, pitiably, S. Ph. 870, Ar. Th. 1063; ἐλεινῶς διακεῖσθαι D. 19.81: neut. pl. ἐλεεινά as Adv., Il. 2.314.
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