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ἄθλιος

ἄθλιος, ἄθλιος α ον, pathetic, miserable, wretched (adjective)

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ἀθλιωτάτω masculine nominative dual superlative, masculine vocative dual superlative, masculine accusative dual superlative, neuter nominative dual superlative, neuter vocative dual superlative, neuter accusative dual superlative, masculine genitive singular superlative, neuter genitive singular superlative of ἄθλιος

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ἄθλιος, α, ον, also ος, ον E. Alc. 1038, etc., Att. contr. from ἀέθλιος: (ἄεθλον, ἆθλον):—lit.
  • winning the prize or running for it (this sense only in Ep. form ἀέθλιος, q.v.).
    • II metaph., struggling, unhappy, wretched, miserable (this sense only in Att. form ἄθλιος), freq. of persons, A. Th. 922, etc.: Comp. -ιώτερος S. OT 815, 1204: Sup. -ιώτατος E. Ph. 1679:—also of states of life, ἄ. γάμοι A. Th. 779; βίος, τύχη, E. Heracl. 878, Hec. 425:—of that which causes wretchedness, ἆρʼ ἄθλιον τοὔνειδος; S. OC 753, cf. El. 1140; πρόσοψις E. Or. 952. Adv., τὸν ἀθλίως θανόντα S. Ant. 26, cf. E. HF 707, etc.
      • 2 in moral sense, pitiful, wretched, Lys. 32.13, D. 10.43; τίς οὕτως ἄ. ὅστις . .; Id. 21.66; καὶ γὰρ ἂν ἄ. ἦν, εἰ . . ib. 191.
      • 3 without any moral sense, wretched, sorry, θηρσὶν ἄθλιον βοράν E. Ph. 1603; ἄ. ζωγράφος Plu. Lib.educ. 2.6f. Adv. -ίως καὶ κακῶς with wretched success, D. 18.145; ζῆν ἀ. Philem. 203.

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