προστρόπ-αιος, Dor.
ποτιτρόπαιος( A. Supp. 362 , Eu. 176 , both lyr.),ον, (προστροπή) prop.
A. turning oneself towards: hence,
1. of one who has incurred pollution by committing a crime andturns to a godorman to obtain purification, suppliant for purification, τὸν προστρόπαιον, τὸν ἱκέτην
S. Ph. 930
, cf. A. Supp. 362 , Eu. 234 , 445 , S. Aj. 1173 , E. Heracl. 1015 , etc.: asAdj.,ἕδραν ἔχοντα π. A. Eu. 41 ; προστρόπαιοι λιταί
S. OC 1309
.
b. suppliant for vengeance, A. Ch. 286 , Ag. 1587 , Antipho 2.3.10 .
2. of one who has not yet been purified after committing crime,polluted person, E. HF 1259 ;π. τῆς πόλεως bringing pollutionon the city, prob. in Eup. 120 ; αὑτοῦ π., μὴ γὰρ δὴ τῆς πόλεως
Aeschin. 2.158
.
3. of pollution incurred,π. αἷμαbloodthat cries for vengeance, E. Ion 1260 , HF 1161 ; οὐδενὶ οὐδὲν π. καταλείψει