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ἔκδῐκ-ος

ekdikos

lawless, unjust

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Where it lives

1 Thessalonians 1 · 6.88/10k
Prometheus Bound 2 · 3.4/10k
Helen 2 · 2.04/10k
Seven Against Thebes 1 · 1.99/10k
Eumenides 1 · 1.91/10k
Libation Bearers 1 · 1.86/10k
Sapientia Salomonis 1 · 1.45/10k
Romans 1 · 1.43/10k
Antigone 1 · 1.36/10k
Machabaeorum IV 1 · 1.3/10k
Oedipus at Colonus 1 · 0.97/10k
Athenian Constitution 1 · 0.61/10k

Densest 12 of 13 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ἔκδῐκ-ος · ekdik-os — LSJ

lawless, unjust

lawless, unjust, ἔκδικα πάσχω A. Pr. 1093 (anap.); of persons, S. OC 920, Ael. NA 16.5 (Sup.). Adv. -κως A. Pr. 976, etc.

II maintaining the right, avenging

maintaining the right, avenging, ἔχει θεὸς ἔ. ὄμμα Batr. 97; ἔ. χρόνος AP 12.35 (Diocl.), cf. LXX Wi. 12.12.

2 avenger

Subst., avenger, Hdn. 7.4.5; αἱ Ἰβύκου ἔ. Plu. Garr. 2.509f.

3 public advocate, prosecutor

public advocate or prosecutor, IG 9(1).61, Cic. Fam. 13.56.1, Michel 459 (Telmessus), BMus.Inscr. 481*.315 (Ephesus, ii A.D.).

4 legal representative

generally, legal representative, POxy. 261.14 (i A.D.), Plin. Ep.Traj. 110, etc.

In the wild

ἔκδικον · ekdikon Aeschylus, Eumenides 487–489
κἀκδίκου · kakdikou Aeschylus, Libation Bearers 994–996
ἔκδικα · ekdika Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 1091
ἐκδίκως · ekdikōs Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 975–976
ἐκδίκως · ekdikōs Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 602–608
ἐκδίκως · ekdikōs Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..12 (DIORISIS sentence 146)

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Where it came from

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