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ὀϊζυρός

ὀϊζυρός, woeful, miserable

ὀϊζ-ῡρός, Att. οἰζῠρός (trisyll.), ά, όν,
  • woeful, miserable, in Hom. mostly of persons, Il. 1.417, al.; ὀϊζυροῖσι βροτοῖσιν 13.569, cf. Od. 4.197; ᾠζύρʼ you wretch! Ar. Av. 1641: less freq. of actions, conditions, etc., toilsome, dreary, παύσασθαι ὀϊζυροῦ πολέμοιο Il. 3.112; παύσατʼ ὀϊζυροῖο γόοιο Od. 8.540; ὀϊζυραὶ νύκτες 11.182, etc.; also, sorry, wretched, poor, κώμη Hes. Op. 639; διαίτην ἔχειν ὀϊζυρήν Hdt. 9.82. Adv. -ρῶς Q.S. 3.363.—Not used by Trag., nor in early Att. Prose. [ὀϊζῡ- in Hom. (v. supr.); οἰζῠ- in Att., Ar. Nu. 655, Av. 1641, V. 1504, 1514, Lys. 948: Comp. ὀϊζῡρώτερος Il. 17.446: Sup. ὀϊζῡρώτατος Od. 5.105.]

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