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ἕκηλος

ἕκηλος, at rest, at one’s ease

ἕκηλος, Dor. ἕκᾱλος, ον,
  • at rest, at oneʼs ease, in Hom. esp. of persons feasting and enjoying themselves, οἱ δὲ ἕκηλοι τέρπονται Il. 5.759; ἕκηλος πῖνε Od. 21.309; ἕκηλοι νεκροὺς ἂμ πεδίον συλήσετε ye will plunder them at your ease, i.e. without let or hindrance, Il. 6.70; ἕκηλος ἐρρέτω let him be off in peace, 9.376; of mere inaction, quiet, only twice in Hom., ἔσθἰ ἕκηλος Od. 17.478; ἕκηλοι κάτθετε 21.259, cf. Theoc. 25.100; ἕκαλος ἔπειμι γῆρας Pi. I. 7(6).41; ἕ. εὕδειν S. Ph. 769; ἐᾶν ἕκηλόν τινα ib. 826: neut. as Adv., ἕκηλα ἡμερεύειν Id. El. 786: metaph. of a field, lying at rest or fallow, h.Cer. 451; of trees, unmoved, A.R. 3.969.

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