ἦκα

I. of Place or Motion, slightly, a little, ἦκ’ ἐπ’ ἀριστερά a little to the left, Il. 23.336; ἦ. παρακλίνας κεφαλήν Od. 20.301: hence, generally, softly, gently, ἦ. ἐλάσαι 18.94, cf. 92; ἀπώσατο ἦ. γέροντα Il. 24.508; ἦ. μάλα ψύξασα 20.440; ἦ. κιόντας Od. 17.254; ἦ. βιησάμενος Nic. Al. 226.

II. of Sound, softly, low, ἦ. πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀγόρευον Il. 3.155; ἦ. μύρεσθαι, μάλ’ ὁμαδῆσαι, A.R. 3.463,565.

III. of Sight, softly, smoothly, ἦ. στίλβοντας ἐλαίῳ with oil soft-shining, Il. 18.596; ἦκ’ ἐπιμειδήσας soft-smiling, Hes. Th. 547; ἦ. μέλαν slightly black, Opp. C. 3.39.

IV. of Time, by little and little, AP 5.278 (Paul. Sil.), Opp. H. 2.67. (Perh. connected with Lat. sēg-nis (for sēg-nis): but Hsch. has γάκα (i.e. vᾶκα)· ἡδέως; cf. ἥσσων, ἥκιστος, ἤκιστος, ἠκαῖον, ἤκαλος, ἠκαλέον.)