οἰκτείρω
Etym. οἶκτος
Etym. Pass., only in pres. and impf.
1. "to pity, feel pity for, have pity upon", c. acc., Il., Hdt., attic:— οἰκτ. τινά τινος "to pity" one "for or because of" a thing, Aesch.:—also c. acc. rei, Ar.
2. c. inf., οἰκτ. νιν λιπεῖν "I am sorry" to leave her, Soph.