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ἵλαος

ἵλαος, propitious, gracious

ἵλαος [v. sub fin.], ον, Ep. and Lyr. (incl. lyr. of Trag., A. Eu. 1040, S. OC 1480, Ar. Th. 1148): irreg. gen. ἱλάονος UPZ 1.8 (iv B.C.); Att. and later ἵλεως, ων (also in Herod. 4.25, v.l. for ἵλεον in Hdt. 6.91), dual ἵλεω Pl. Euthd. 273e; nom. pl. ἵλεῳ S. OC 44, X. Mem. 1.1.9 (later ἵλεως indecl. as nom. pl., SIG 985.47 (Philadelphia, ii or i B.C.), as acc. sg., LXX 2 Ma. 7.37, 10.26, as gen. sg., ib. 2.22); neut. ἵλεα Pl. Phd. 95a: ἵλεος, ον, Hdt. 4.94, 6.91 (v. supr.); also Cret., SIG 527.92 (Dreros, iii B.C.), GDI 5039.26 (Hierapytna), Hsch.: ἵληϝος, dub. in IG 5(1).1562 (Olymp., vi or v B.C., = Epigr. ap. Paus. 5.24.3, where ἱλάῳ); Aeol. ἴλλαος Hdn.Gr. 2.524, cf. ἱλάεις:—
  • of gods, propitious, gracious, ἔπειθʼ ἵλαος Ὀλύμπιος ἔσσεται ἡμῖν Il. 1.583, cf. Hes. Op. 340, Thgn. 782, Archil. 75, Pi. O. 3.34, Trag.et Ar. ll. cc., Theoc. 5.18: in Prose, Pl. Lg. 712b, LXX Ge. 43.23, al., UPZ 78.24 (εἵλ-, ii B.C.), Ep.Hebr. 8.12, etc.; in deprecation, ἵλεώς σοι, κύριε (sc. ὁ θεός), i.e. be it far from thee, Ev.Matt. 16.22; ἵ. ἡμῖν Πλάτων καὶ ἐνταῦθα OGI 721.10 (Egypt, iv A.D.).
      • 2 of things, propitious, blameless, atoned for, ἵλαον ἦναι, opp. ἰνμενφὲς ἦναι, IG 5(2).262 (Mantinea, v B.C.).
    • II of men, gracious, kindly, σὺ δʼ ἵλαον ἔνθεο θυμόν Il. 9.639; σοι . . θυμὸς ἐνὶ φρεσὶν ἵ. ἔστω 19.178; ἵλεως κλύειν S. El. 655; δέξασθαι Id. Aj. 1009, cf. Tr. 763; ἐποίησέ θʼ ἱλαρὸν . . κἀπέδειξεν ἵλεων Ephipp. 6.7: sts. almost, = ἱλαρός, μειδῆσαι γελάσαι τε καὶ ἵλαον σχεῖν θυμόν h.Cer. 204, cf. Pl. Smp. 206d; ὁ οἶνος τὸν ἄνθρωπον ποιεῖ ἵλεων Id. Lg. 649a.
    • III Adv. ἱλάως and ἱλέως, Hsch. [ῑ always: ᾱ Il. 1.583, h.Cer. 204, Hes. and A. ll. cc., Euph. 12, Pae.Erythr. 19, Theoc. 5.18, Epigr. ap. Paus. l.c., IG 12(2).476, Parth. Fr. 4; elsewh. ᾰ, v. supr., also Id. Fr. 32, etc.]

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