ἐλεεινός, ή, όν, ἐλεινός h.Cer. 284, Att. (Eup. 25) and Trag. (v. infr.), but ἐλεεινός Men. Sam. 156 Pap.: written ἐλεηνός in LXX [Dan 9:23], LXX [Dan 10:11]: (ἔλεος): -
I
1. finding pity, pitied, δός μ’ ἐς Ἀχιλλῆος φίλον ἐλθεῖν ἠδ’ 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.); ἐσθῆτ’ ἐλεινήν Ar. Ach. 413; ἵν’ ἐλεινοὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις φαίνοιντ’ 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. 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.
ἐλεειν
pitiable, wretched, miserable, [1Co 15:19]; [Rev 3:17]
G1652 — ἐληινος
ἐληινη, ἐληινον (ἔλεος), from Homer down, to be pitied, miserable: [Rev 3:17] (where WH have adopted the Attic form ἐλεινός, see their Appendix, p. 145); comparative, [1Co 15:19]. (Cf. Winer's Grammar, 99 (94).)
ἐλεεινός , - ή , - όν
( < ἔλεος ; in Re, l.c ., WH have the Attic poëtic form, ἐλεινός ),
pitiable, miserable: [Rev 3:17]; comparat., [1Co 15:19]. †
ἐλεινός , see ἐλεεινός .