κῆρ

κῆρ, τό, perh.contr. from κέαρ (sed v. infr.); Hom. always κῆρ, dat. κῆρι, Adv. κηρόθι (q.v.); Trag.always κέαρ (no other case):—

• heart, κῆρ γηθεῖ ἐνὶ στήθεσσι Il. 14.139; κ. ἄχνυται ἐν θυμῷ 6.523, cf. 7.428; ἄλλα δέ οἱ κ. ὅρμαινε φρεσὶν ᾗσιν Od. 18.344, cf. 7.82; τῶ κε . . αἶψα μεταστρέψειε νόον μετὰ σὸν καὶ ἐμὸν κ. Il. 15.52; θαλέων ἐμπλησάμενος κ. 22.504, cf. 19.319; τοῦ δʼ οὔ ποτε κυδάλιμον κ. ταρβεῖ, of a boar or lion, 12.45: dat. κῆρι as Adv., with all the heart, heartily, ὅν τε Ζεὺς κῆρι φιλήσῃ 9.117: mostly strengthd., περὶ κ. φιλεῖν περὶ Adv., either exceedingly or throughout) 13.430; περὶ κ . . . τιμᾶν τινα Od. 5.36, etc.; ἀπέχθωνται περὶ κ. Il. 4.53; περὶ κ . . . ἐχολώθη 13.206; νεμεσσῶμαι π. κῆρι ib. 119; for λάσιον κ. v. λάσιος; later κῆρ ἄσᾳ βόρηται dub. in Sapph. 96.18 L.-P.; ἐμὸν κέαρ οὐ γεύεται ὕμνων Pi. I. 5(4).20, cf. N. 7.102, B. 16.108, etc.; κέαρ ἀπαράμυθον A. Pr. 187 (lyr.); ἠλγύνθην, ἠχθέσθην κέαρ, ib. 247, 392, etc.; paratrag., τὸ κέαρ ηὐφράνθην Ar. Ach. 5. (With nom. κῆρ cf. OPruss. seyr, Arm. sirt, ‘heart’, I.-E. kērd- (cf. καρδία) ; κέαρ is perh. a later formation on the analogy of ἔαρ: ἦρ.)

κῆρ, κῆρος, τό, zsgzn aus κέαρ, das Herz, bei Hom. die einzig vorkommende Form, bezeichnet bes. den Sitz des Wollens u. Begehrens ; ἄλλα δέ οἱ κῆρ ὥρμαινε φρεσὶν ᾗσιν Od. 18.343, vgl. 7.82 ; μετὰ σὸν καὶ ἐμὸν κῆρ, nach deinem u. meinem Herzen, Sinne, Il. 15.52 ; es bezeichnet dah. die Leidenschaft der Liebe u. des Hasses, πέρι κῆρι φιλεῖν, von Herzen lieben, 13.206 u. öfter, ὅν τε Ζεὺς κῆρι φιλήσῃ 9.117, ὅτʼ ἄν τοι ἀπέχθωνται πέρι κῆρι 4.53 ; des Zornes, τότε δὴ πέρι κῆρι Ποσειδάων ἐχολώθη 13.206 ; der Freude, θαλέων ἐμπλησάμενος κῆρ 22.504, vgl. 19.319 ; der Trauer, ἥ τε μοι αἰεὶ ἐνὶ στήθεσσι φίλον κῆρ τείρει Od. 1.341 ; φθινύθεσκε φίλον κῆρ 1.491, oft ἀχνύμενος κῆρ ; des Mutes u. der Furcht, Πατροκλῆος λάσιον κῆρ Il. 16.554, wie 2.851 ; auch vom Löwen, τοῦ δʼ οὔ ποτε κυδάλιμον κῆρ ταρβεῖ 12.45. – Seltener vom Verstande, als gleichbedeutend mit νόος verbunden, Il. 15.52. Neben den schon erwähnten Vrbdgn κῆρ ἐν στήθεσσι u. φρεσίν auch ἐν θυμῷ, Il. 6.532. – Κηρόθι, s. unten.
Bei Pind. u. einzeln bei den Tragg. findet sich die unkontrahierte Form κέαρ, s. oben.

κῆρ

τό[app. for κηρ-δ, καρδίη, κραδίη.]

Only in nom. and acc. sing. and in dat. sing. κῆρι. (Cf. ἦτορ, θυμός, καρδίη, κραδίη, φρήν.)

• • 1

    The heart : ἔνθα φρένες ἔρχαται ἀμφὶ κ. Il. 16.481.

  • 2

    The heart, breast, soul, mind, as the seat or a seat

  • • a

      Of life; hence vitality, the vital powers, strength (cf. θυμός I.1.a) : φθινύθεσκε κ. Il. 1.491, κ. ἀπινύσσων (in his heart) Il. 15.10. Cf. Od. 5.454, Od. 10.485.

    • b

      Of the intelligence, of the faculty of thinking, deliberating, considering : πολλά οἱ κ. ὅρμαινεν Od. 7.82, Od. 23.85. Cf. Od. 18.344.

    • c

      Of spirit, courage, stoutness, endurance : σὸν κ. τετλάτω ἐν στήθεσσιν Od. 16.274. Cf. Il. 13.713.

      Periphrastically with genit. of proper name to denote a warrior : πυλαιμένεος λάσιον κ. Il. 2.851. Cf. Il. 16.554 : Od. 4.270.

    • d

      Of anger, wrath, passion : χωόμενος (χωόμενον) κ. (in his heart) Il. 1.44, Il. 9.555, Il. 23.37, ὑμῖν νεμεσσῶμαι περὶ κῆρι Il. 13.119 (περί doubtless to be taken as adv. and κῆρι as locative ; lit. exceedingly in my heart cf. under g). Cf. Il. 13.206, Il. 16.585 : Od. 7.309, Od. 12.376.

      Of rage or fury : λύσσα οἱ κ. ἔχεν Il. 21.542.

    • e

      Of desire, longing, appetite : θαλέων ἐμπλησάμενος κ. Il. 22.504. Cf. Il. 19.319 : ἐμὸν κ. ἤθελʼ ἀκουέμεναι Od. 12.192.

    • f

      Of volition : ἐπιγνάμψασα κ. Il. 1.569. Cf. Il. 14.208, Il. 15.52: οὐδέ νύ μοι κ. ἤθελʼ ἔτι ζώειν Od. 4.539, Od. 10.497.

    • g

      Of feelings, emotions, moods, such as joy, grief, affection, dislike, fear, reverence, regard, solicitude, etc. : τάων μοι περὶ κῆρι τιέσκετο Ἴλιος Il. 4.46 (περί doubtless to be taken with τάων and κῆρι as locative; lit. beyond these in my heart), ὅτʼ ἄν τοι ἀπέχθωνται περὶ κῆρι 53 (see above under d), γηθόσυνος κ. (in his heart) 272 = 326, Il. 18.557, κ. ἀχέων Il. 5.399, ἐμὸν κ. ἄχνυται ἐν θυμῷ (my heart within me) Il. 6.523. Cf. Il. 7.428, Il. 9.117, Il. 10.16, Il. 11.274, Il. 13.430, Il. 14.139, Il. 16.539, Il. 24.61, 435, etc. : τεταρπόμενος κ. Od. 1.310, ἀοιδῆς, ἥ τέ μοι ἐνὶ στήθεσσι κ. τείρει 341. Cf. Od. 4.259, Od. 5.36, Od. 6.158, Od. 7.69, Od. 9.413, 459, Od. 10.247, Od. 17.216, Od. 19.516, Od. 22.58, etc.

      In reference to animals Il. 12.45, Il. 23.284, 443.– (h) Of one’s character or disposition : κ. ἀτέραμνον ἔθηκαν Od. 23.167.

κῆρ , κῆρος: heart, Il. 16.481; then in wider signification, as the seat of understanding, will, and emotion, thus answering approximately to Eng. ‘heart’; hence (ἐν) φρεσίν, ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν, ἐν θῡμῷ, Il. 6.523, ‘within me’; (περὶ) κῆρι, ‘at heart exceedingly,’ ‘most heartily,’ Od. 5.36; κηρόθι μᾶλλον, ‘still more in heart,’ Od. 17.458; also used periphrastically like μένος, βίη, etc., Il. 2.851, cf. Il. 1.395.

κῆρ contr. from κέαρ, as ἦρ from ἔαρ

• the heart, Lat. cor, Hom.; dat. κῆρι as adv., with all the heart, heartily, Hom.:—in Trag. always κέαρ.