ἑκών, ἑκοῦσα (ϝεκ.): willingly, intentionally, of
one's own will;
ἑκὼν ἀέκοντί γε θυ_μῷ, i. e. not by
compulsion, and yet reluctantly, Il.
4.43
; ἑκὼν δ᾽ οὐκ ἄν τις ἕλοιτο (δῶρα θεῶν), i. e. they cannot be got
otherwise than from the gift of the gods, Il.
3.66.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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