- ἴχνος
- ἴχνος, ους, τό (Hom.+)① footprint, in our lit. only in fig. sense (as Appian, Bell. Civ. 2, 148 §617; Sir 21:6; Philo, Op. M. 144; Mel., P. 54, 398) and in ref. to exceptional performance περιπατεῖν τοῖς ἴ. walk in the footsteps 2 Cor 12:18. στοιχεῖν τοῖς ἴ. τινος Ro 4:12 (SIG 708, 6 αὐτὸς στοιχεῖν βουλόμενος καὶ τοῖς ἴ. ἐκείνων ἐπιβαίνειν; Philo, Gig. 58). ἐπακολουθεῖν τοῖς ἴ. τινος follow in someone’s footsteps 1 Pt 2:21. πρὸς τὰ ἴ. τινὸς εὑρεθῆναι be found in someone’s footsteps MPol 22:1.② sole, of the foot itself or of the footwear, both of which as a whole can be referred to as ἴχνος (Eur., Bacch. 1134; Hippocr., Art. 62 vol. IV p. 266 L.; Herodas 7, 12; 113; 119; Arrian, Ind. 16, 5; Galen X p. 876 K.; Anth. Pal. 9, 371, 2; POxy 1449, 51 [III A.D.]; 2130, 18 [267 A.D.]; Dt 11:24). Then the expression ὑπὸ τὰ ἴ. τινὸς εὑρεθῆναι IEph 12:2 would belong to the excessively humble sayings of Ign., to which later pap (Preis. I 706) offer comparable examples: under or below, at the soles or the feet.—DELG. M-M. TW.
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