ἀν-ηλεής

Grammatical information: m.

Meaning: `compassion, pity'; acc. to Schadewaldt Herm. 83, 131ff. rather `pain, lament, commotion' as `compassion'; criticism by Pohlenz ibd. 84, 49ff. (Il.).

Other forms: hell. also n., s. Schwyzer-Debrunner 38 w. n. 2)

Compounds: As 2. member in νηλ(ε)ής, - ές `without compassion, pitiless' (Il.), \< *n̥-h₁leu̯ēs; beside it ἀν-ηλεής `id.' (And., hell.).

Derivatives: ἐλεόν as adv. `pitiful' (Hes. Op. 205), ἐλ(ε)εινός `rousing compassion, plaintive' (Il.), (after ἀλ(ε)γεινός and adj. in - εινός (Chantr. Form. 195f.) rather than from late τὸ ἔλεος; ἐλεήμων `compassionate, pitiful' (ε 181, Att., hell.), from ἐλεέω (cf. Chantraine 173), with ἐλεημοσύνη `compassion' (Call.), `alms' (LXX, NT); with inner shortening ἐλεημο-ποιός `giving alms' (LXX); ἐλεητικός = ἐλεήμων (Arist.; from ἐλεέω). Denomin. verbs: ἐλεέω, aor. ἐλεῆσαι `show compassion' (Il.) with ἐλεητύς = ἔλεος (ξ 82, ρ 451; Porzig Satzinhalte 182; on the semantics Benveniste Noms d'agent 66); ἐλεήμων, ἐλεητικός s. above; ἐλεαίρω `id.' (Il.; ἐλέηρα A. R. 4, 1308) after ἐχθαίρω a. o. (Risch 249; not from *ἐλε-Ϝαρ with Benveniste Origines 112 and Schwyzer 724); βλεερεῖ οἰκτείρει. Βοιωτοί H. mistake for ἐλεαίρει?

Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [??] *h₁leu̯- `compassion?'

Etymology: No etymology. Origin in interjection (cf. ἐλελεῦ, ὀλολύζω etc.) is possible (Pok. 306). Also Bq.

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