1. to approach as a suppliant , ἐπεί σε ἱκέτευσα (Odyssey by Homer); ἐς Πηλῆ= ἱκέτευσε (Iliad by Homer); ἱκ. τινὰ γονάτων or πρὸς γονάτων (Euripides) 2. to supplicate, beseech one to do a thing, with accusative et infinitive, (Odyssey by Homer), attic:—;also with genitive pers. et infinitive to beg of one that . ., (Euripides) 3. with accusative rei, to ask a thing as a suppliant , (Euripides) (ML)
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hiketeuō · to entreat · Greek
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