- οἶκτος
- a lament
- pity, compassion , [8th/7th c.BC], Dht., attic:—;c. gen. objecti, compassion for , οἶκτος τῆς πόλιος [Refs 5th c.BC]
the expression of pity, lamentation, piteous wailing , [6th/5th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC];—;and in pl., [5th/4th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC] (ML)