δίκη [ῐ], ἡ,
custom, usage, αὕτη δ. ἐστὶ βροτῶν this is the
way of mortals, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἡ γὰρ δ, ὁππότε. this is always
the way, when, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; δίκαν ἐφέπειν τινός to imitate him, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. ἐπέχειν τινός to be
like, [
Refs 1st c.AD+];
normal course of nature, ἐκ τουτέων ὁ θάνατος οὐ γίνεται κατά γε δίκην, οὐδ᾽ ἢν γένηται [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2)
adverbial in
accusative δίκην,
in the way of, after the manner of, with
genitive, λύκοιο [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; in later Prose, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II)
order, right, μή τι δίκης ἐπιδευές nothing short of
what is fit, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; opposed to σχέτλια ἔργα, [
Refs 8th c.BC+];
Truth, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2) δίκη ἐστί, ={δίκαιόν ἐστι}, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.3) Adverb. usages, δίκῃ
duly, rightly, [
Refs 8th c.BC+] on the score
of justice, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; δίχα δίκης without
trial, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]; πρὸ δίκης in preference to
legal proceedings, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III)
judgement, δίκην ἰθύντατα εἰπεῖν give
judgement most righteously (compare ἰθύς), [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
IV) after [
Refs 8th c.BC+], of
proceedings instituted to determine legal rights, hence,
IV.1)
lawsuit, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; properly
private suit or
action, opposed to γραφή (which see), [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ δίκην ἔχοντες the parties to
a suit, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
IV.2)
trial of the case, πρὸ δίκης [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
court by which it was tried, ἐν ὑμῖν ἐστι καὶ τῇ δίκῃ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV.2.b) δίκην εἰπεῖν to plead a
cause, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV.3)
the object or
consequence of the action, atonement, satisfaction, penalty, δίκην ἐκτίνειν, τίνειν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: adverbially in
accusative, τοῦ δίκην πάσχεις τάδ; [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; frequently δίκην or δίκας διδόναι suffer
punishment, i. e. make
amends (but δίκας δ, in [
Refs 4th c.BC+], to grant
arbitration); δίκας διδόναι τινί τινος [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also ἀντί or ὑπέρ τινος, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also δίκην διδόναι ὑπὸ θεῶν
to be punished by, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; but δίκας ἤθελον δοῦναι they consented to submit to
trial, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; δίκας λαμβάνειν sometimes ={δ. διδόναι}, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; more frequently its correlative, inflict
punishment, take
vengeance, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; so δίκην ἔχειν to have
one's punishment, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] have
satisfaction, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; δίκας or δίκην ὑπέχειν stand
trial, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; θανάτου δίκην ὀφλεῖν ὑπό τινος to incur the death
penalty, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; δίκην φεύγειν try to escape
it, be the defendant in
the trial (opposed to διώκειν prosecute), [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; δίκας αἰτέειν demand
satisfaction, τινός
for a thing, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινός
for a thing, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; δίκας ἑλεῖν, see at {ἔρημος} 11; δίκην τείσασθαι, see at {τίνω} 11; δὸς δὲ δίκην καὶ δέξο παρὰ Ζηνί [
Refs]; δίκας διδόναι καὶ λαμβάνειν παρ᾽ ἀλλήλων, of communities, submit
causes to trial, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; δίκας δοῦναι καὶ δέξασθαι submit differences to a peaceful settlement, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
V) [
Refs 4th c.BC+] name for
three, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]; for
five, [
Refs]
diś, diśā 'direction', 'quarter of the heavens'.)