listening, giving ear to,
ἐπήκοος, Dor.
ἐπάκοος [ᾱ],ον,
A. listening, giving ear to,c.gen., ἐμῶν ἔργων
A. Ag. 1420
;κακῶν, δίκης,
Id. Ch. 980 , Eu. 732 ; ἐ. καὶ θεαταὶ δικῶν
Pl. Lg. 767d
; λόγων
Id. R. 499a
: less freq. c. dat., εὐχαῖς
Id. Phlb. 25b
; ἐ. εἶναι γονεῦσι πρὸς τέκνα θεούς
Id. Lg. 931c
; ὧν ηὔχοντο τὰ μέγιστα αὐτοῖς οἱ θεοὶ ἐ. γεγόνασι
Id. Mx. 247d
; γυναιξίν
AP 9.303
(Adaeus): abs.,listening to prayer,of gods, Pi. O. 14.14 codd., Ar. Th. 1157 (lyr.), BGU 1216.50
(ii B.C.); Ἀσκληπιῷ ἐ. θεῷ
IG 12(8).366
(Thasos); epith. of Artemis, IG 14.963 , 12(9).1262 (Attica), etc.
2. obedient,
ψυχαί
J. BJ 3.8.5
.
II. within hearing, within ear-shot, εἰς ἐπήκοον στῆσαί τινα, καλέσασθαι,
X. An. 2.5.38 , 3.3.1 ;ἐν ἐπηκόῳ εἶναι, στῆναι,
J. BJ 5.9.3 , 3.10.2 ; ἐξ ἐπηκόου
Luc. Cont. 20
; ἐς τὸ ἐπηκοώτατον τοῦ οὐρανοῦ
Id. Icar. 23
; ἀναγνῶναι ἐς ἐ. ἅπασι
Id. Symp. 21
III.
Pass. ,heard, listened to,
ἃ πᾶς ὑμνεῖ ἐπήκοα γενέσθαι παρὰ θεῶν
Pl. Lg. 931b
; ἐ. αἱ τοῦ θεοφιλοῦς εὐχαί
Ph. 1.296
.
IV. Subst. ἐπήκοος,
Dor.
ἐπάκοος,ὁ, witnessto a transaction, IG 5(1).1228 (Taenarum), al., dub. in Foed.Delph.Pell. 1
A 15 ; ἐπήκοοι delegates,
IG 11(4).1065
. (Dualἐπακόωib. 5(1).1230 , ἐπάκω
1231
, 1233 , ἐπάκοε
1232
.)
