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ἑκτικός

ektikos

[adj

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1. ἑκτικός · hektikos — Beekes

ἑκτικός [adj.] ‘regarding the ἕξις, ie. the situation, the state of the body, regarding the state, usual, skillful’ (Hell.); also name of a continuing (literally “hectical”) fever (medic,; cf. Stromberg 1944: 85f.). ἐκ-φλυνδάνω 309 eDER ἐκτικεύομαι ‘suffer from ἑκτικός (πυρετός (Alex. Trall.). *ETYM Fromékic, related to » ἔχω. — [Beekes, s.v. ἑκτικός, p. 445]

2. ἑκτικός · hektikos — LSJ

formed by, forming habit, as a matter of habit, easily, from habit, easily, fluently, fixed in its nature

formed by or forming habit, τὸ βέβαιον καὶ ἑ. Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.138; ἑ. δύναμις ib. 2.149; ποιεῖν τι ἑκτικόν to do a thing as a matter of habit, easily, Arr. Epict. 2.18.4; ἑ. πρὸς τὴν τέχνην Damocr. ap. Gal. 13.1001. Adv. -κῶς from habit, easily, fluently, γράμματα ἀναγινώσκειν Artem. 1.53, cf. D.S. 3.4, Plu. Praec. 2.802f: Comp. -ώτερον Arr. Epict. 3.24.78; but also ἑ. διαμένειν [λίθον] remain fixed in its nature, Porph. Abst. 4.20.

2 sustaining

ἑ. αἴτια sustaining causes, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.273 (s.v.l.).

3 capable of

capable of, φύσις τινὸς ἑ. Phld. Ir. p.14 W.

II hectic, consumptive

hectic, consumptive, f.l. in Arist. Pr. 920b27; offevers, Gal. 7.315, Alex.Aphr. Pr. 1.88; σφυγμός Gal. 8.460. Adv. -κῶς Id. 10.603.

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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. ἑκτικός (scan pp. 445-446; entry #1972).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. ἑκτικός (scan p. 344; entry #2369).

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