κατοικτ-είρω
or κατοικτ-ίρω, irregular aorist -οικτείρησα [[ LXX.4Mac.8.20, 12.2 ] LXX]: — have mercy or compassion on, τινα [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.45, 4.167, +others, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 13, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 445, “IG” 9(2).255 (from Pharsalus); τὸ τῆς μητρὸς γῆρας LXX.4Mac.8.20. ] LXX+5th c.BC+]
__II intransitive, feel, show compassion, κατοικτείραντα ἐρωτᾶν ask in compassion, [[ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1393b28 ] Refs 4th c.BC+]; -οικτῖραι ὡς βραχὺς εἴη ὁ βίος feel compassion at the thought that.., [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.46. ] Refs 5th c.BC+]