ἀρητός

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ἀράομαι

A. prayed against, accursed, ἀρητὸς γόος Il. 17.37, 24.741; ἀρατὸν ἕλκος S. Ant. 972 (lyr.).
II. prayed for, desirable, Sapph. Supp. 6.3; ἀ. καὶ σωτήριος γνώμη SIG 656.17 (Abdera): hence Ἄρητος, Ἀρήτη, as pr.nn., the Prayed-for, Hom.: later Ἄρατος. [αρ Ep., αρ Att.]
Liddell, Scott & Jones
A Greek-English Lexicon, 1940
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