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ἹΚΕΤΉΡΙΟΣ

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ἹΚΕΤΉΡΙΟΣ: ἱκετήριος, -α, -ον [ (< ἱκέτης, a suppliant), [in LXX: Jb 40:22(27), II Mac 9:18*;] ] of a suppliant; as subst., ἡ ἱ. (sc. ῥάβδος), 1. . in cl., an olive-branch, carried by a suppliant.

2. . In late Gk. = ἱκεσία, supplication: pl., δεήσεις κ. ἱ., He 5:7.

SYN.: v.s. δέησις.

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