Strong G8459οἶκτος
a lament
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- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
pity, compassion , (Odyssey by Homer), Dht., attic:—;with genitive objecti, compassion for , οἶκτος τῆς πόλιος (Herdotus Historicus)
the expression of pity, lamentation, piteous wailing , (Aeschulus Tragicus);—;and in plural, (Plato Philosophus) (ML)
the expression of pity, lamentation, piteous wailing , (Aeschulus Tragicus);—;and in plural, (Plato Philosophus) (ML)