ἱκέτης

hiketes

one who comes to seek aid

Appears 4 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 3
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Book V 2
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730a5
730a7
Book IX 1
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854b8
Republic 1
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Book III 1
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393d4

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἱκέτης, ου, ὁ, (ἱκνέομαι) A. one who comes to seek aid or protection, suppliant; freq. in Hom. of one who comes to seek for purification after homicide, ἀνὴρ ἱ. Il. 24.158, cf. Od. 9.270,al.: later generally, ἱκέται ἱζόμενοι τοῦ θεοῦ Hdt. 2.113, cf. 5.71; ἱ. σέθεν ἔρχομαι Pi. O. 5.19, cf. S. OC 634, Th. 1.136; ἱ. πατρῴων τάφων Id. 3.59; δέξασθαι ἱκέτην A. Supp. 27 (anap.); of pilgrims to a healing shrine, ἐγκεκοιμισμένων τῶν ἱκετᾶν IG 4.951.90 (Epid.); ὑβρίζειν . . εἰς ἱκέτας Phld. Ir.p.35 W.:—wrongly expld.as protector of suppliants by some Gramm. in Od. 16.422.

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