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οἶτος

οἶτος, fate, doom

οἶτος, ὁ,
  • fate, doom, usu. in a bad sense, κακὸς οἶ. Il. 8.34, Od. 1.350, al.; σὺ δέ κεν κακὸν οἶ. ὄληαι Il. 3.417; ἀλκυόνος πολυπενθέος οἶ. ἔχουσα 9.563; καλὰ τὸν οἶ. ἀπότμου παιδὸς ἔνισπες 24.388; κατὰ κόσμον Ἀχαιῶν οἶ. ἀείδεις Od. 8.489; Δαναῶν ἰδὲ Ἰλίου οἶ. ἀκούων ib. 578; but simply, lot, τὸν τῆς μελίσσης οἶ. ἔχειν Democr. 227.—Ep. word, used in lyr. by S. El. 167, E. IT 1091 (dub. l.). (Prob. from εἶμι ibo.)

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