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οἶκτος

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Gloss: a lament

Transliteration: oiktos

Strong’s: G8459

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)
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