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εἰκῇ

eike

just so, without deliberation

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What it meant

1. εἰκῇ · eikēi — Beekes

εἰκῇ [adv.] ‘just so, without deliberation’, late also ‘in vain’ (IA). «1Ὲ *ueik- ‘resemble, seem’> *COMP As a first member in εἰκο- βολέω ‘shoot just so’ (E.) with εἰκοβολία (Phid.). *DER εἰκαῖος ‘without plan, at random’ (S.) with εἰκαιότης (Phid.) and εἰκαιοσύνη (Timo). Cf. σπουδῇ, κομιδῇ, etc; so a nominal dative (Schwyzer: 622). *ETYM Incorrectly, Wackernagel 1916: 137' who, based on Indic parallels, assumes … — [Beekes, s.v. εἰκῇ, p. 428]

2. εἰκῇ · eikēi — Chantraine

εἰκῇ : adv. «au hasard, au petit bonheur», etc. (X., Hp., ion.-att.), en grec tardif : «en vain». Dérivés : εἰκαῖος « fait au hasard» (S., grec hellénist.) dit aussi de personnes, « sans soin », etc. {P1b., etc.) parfois « ordinaire », etc. (Luc., etc.) ; avec des composés comme εἰχαιολόγος, elc., et des substantifs dérivés εἰκαιότης (Phid., ete.) et εἰκαιοσύνη (Timo). Avec le thème de £ixÿ comme premier membre … — [Chantraine, s.v. εἰκῇ, p. 331]

3. εἰκῇ · eikēi — Frisk

εἰκῇ Adv. “aufs Geratewohl, unüberlegt’, spät auch ‘vergebens’ (ion. att.). — Als Vorderglied in εἶκο- βολέω “ins Blaue schießen’ (E., Ar. u.a.) mit eixoßoAla (Phld.). Ableitung eixaios “unüberlegt, planlos, zufällig’ (S., Plb., J. usw.) mit εἰκαιότης (Phld. u.a.) und εἰκαιοσύνη (Timo). Bildung wie σπουδῇ, κομιδῇ usw.; somit wahrscheinlich ein nominaler Dativ (Schwyzer 622). — Die herkömmliche Anknüpfung an ἔοικα … — [Frisk, s.v. εἰκῇ, p. 485]

4. εἰκῇ · eikēi — LSJ

without plan, purpose, at random, at a venture

without plan or purpose, at random, at a venture, Xenoph. 2.13, Heraclit. 47, Hp. Epid. 7.9, A. Pr. 450, 885, Ar. Eq. 431, D. 28.5; εἰ. ζῆν S. OT 979; πράττειν Pl. Prt. 326d; λέγεσθαι Id. Ap. 17c, etc.; νήφων παρʼ εἰ. λέγοντας Arist. Metaph. 984b17, etc.; ἄρμενα εἰ. ἀποκλασθέντα Theoc. 22.14.

II in vain

in vain, PLips. 104.29 (i B. C.), 1 Ep.Cor. 15.2, al.

III slightly, moderately

slightly, moderately, ἀγγεῖα εἰ. πεπυρωμένα Agatharch. 61. (Prob. for ἐϝεκῇ ‘at will’, cf. ἑκών.)

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. εἰκῇ (scan p. 428; entry #1910). Root candidates: *ueik-.
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. εἰκῇ (scan p. 331; entry #2290).
  • Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. εἰκῇ (scan p. 485; entry #1758).

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