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εἰκός

εἰκός, εἰκός, likely, probable, reasonable, fair (adjective)

εἰκός, Ion. οἰκός, ότος, τό, neut. part. of ἔοικα,
  • like truth, i.e. likely, probable, reasonable, εἰ. (with or without ἐστί), c. inf. pres., aor., or fut., S. El. 1026, A. Ag. 575, Is. 4.18; οὐ γὰρ εἰ., c. inf., S. Ph. 230; οἷς εἰ. (sc. δοῦναι) ib. 973; ὥσπερ εἰ. ἦν Ar. Fr. 621, etc.: also pl., ἐοικότα γάρ . . τυχεῖν Pi. P. 1.34.
      • 2 neut. Subst., εἰκός, τό, likelihood, probability, τὰ οἰκότα likelihoods, Hdt. 1.155, etc.; τὸ οὐκ εἰ. Th. 2.89; κατὰ τὸ εἰ. in all likelihood, Id. 1.121; ἐκ τοῦ εἰκότος Id. 4.17; τῷ εἰκότι Id. 6.18; παντὶ τῷ οἰκότι Hdt. 7.103; τοῦ εἰκότος πέρα S. OT 74; τῷ εἰκότι χρῆσθαι, opp. ἀπόδειξιν λέγειν, Pl. Tht. 162e: in Poets without Art., λέγεις μὲν εἰκότα S. Ph. 1373; εἰκὸς πέπονθα E. IA 501; ἤν γʼ ἐρωτᾷς εἰκότʼ, εἰκότα κλύεις ib. 1134.
        • b in Logic, probable proposition, opp. positive fact, Arist. APr. 70a4, Rh. 1357a34.
    • II reasonable, fair, equitable, Th. 2.74, Isoc. 3.53, etc.; τὰ εἰ. καὶ δίκαια Th. 5.90; παρὰ τὸ εἰ. unreasonably, 2.62: Comp. εἰκότερον Antipho 2.2.3.

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