ἱκέτ-ης,ου,ὁ, (ἱκνέομαι)
A. one who comes to seek aidorprotection, suppliant; freq. in Hom. ofone who comes to seek for purification after homicide,ἀνὴρ ἱ. Il. 24.158 , cf. Od. 9.270 ,al.: later generally, ἱκέται ἱζόμενοι τοῦ θεοῦ
Hdt. 2.113
, cf. 5.71 ; ἱ. σέθεν ἔρχομαι
Pi. O. 5.19
, cf. S. OC 634 , Th. 1.136 ; ἱ. πατρῴων τάφων
Id. 3.59
; δέξασθαι ἱκέτην
A. Supp. 27
(anap.); of pilgrims to a healing shrine, ἐγκεκοιμις μένων τῶν ἱκετᾶν
IG 4.951.90
(Epid.); ὑβρίζειν . . εἰς ἱκέτας
Phld. Ir. p.35
W.:—wrongly expld.asprotector of suppliantsby some Gramm. in Od. 16.422 .