εἰκός, Ion.
οἰκός,ότος,τό, neut.part.ofἔοικα,
A. like truth, i.e.likely, probable, reasonable,εἰ.(with or withoutἐστί), c.inf. pres.,aor., orfut.,
S. El. 1026 , A. Ag. 575 , Is. 4.18 ;οὐ γὰρ εἰ., c.inf., S. Ph. 230 ;οἷς εἰ.(sc.δοῦναι) ib. 973 ; ὥσπερ εἰ. ἦν
Ar. Fr. 621
, etc.: also pl., ἐοικότα γάρ . . τυχεῖν
Pi. P. 1.34
.
2. neut.Subst.,εἰκός,τό ,likelihood, probability,τὰ οἰκότα likelihoods, Hdt. 1.155 , etc.; τὸ οὐκ εἰ.
Th. 2.89
;κατὰ τὸ εἰ.in alllikelihood, Id. 1.121 ; ἐκ τοῦ εἰκότος
Id. 4.17
; τῷ εἰκότι
Id. 6.18
; παντὶ τῷ οἰκότι