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πρόξενος
πρό-ξενος
Ion.πρόξεινος
ουm.also f. S.ξένος2
local citizen appointed by another state to look after its interests and those of its citizensproxenos, official representative, honorary consuloft. w.gen.of a people, a cityHdt. Th. Ar. Att.orats. Pl.w.dat.to a people, a personX. Aeschin. pl.gener., ref. to members of a familyhostsw.gen.of neighbouring peoplesPi.at Delphi, ref. to a local official who escorted visitors to the oracleofficial hostE.gener.sponsor, protectorof foreignersA.of women, envisaged as outsiders in the communityAr. ref. to the mistress of a househostessS.

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a public ξένος, guest or friend of the state
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πρόξενος
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πρόξενος
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προξενος
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πρό-ξενος
Ion.πρόξεινος
ουm.also f. S.ξένος2
local citizen appointed by another state to look after its interests and those of its citizensproxenos, official representative, honorary consuloft. w.gen.of a people, a cityHdt. Th. Ar. Att.orats. Pl.w.dat.to a people, a personX. Aeschin. pl.gener., ref. to members of a familyhostsw.gen.of neighbouring peoplesPi.at Delphi, ref. to a local official who escorted visitors to the oracleofficial hostE.gener.sponsor, protectorof foreignersA.of women, envisaged as outsiders in the communityAr. ref. to the mistress of a househostessS.
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34412
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-34413
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  "citations": [],
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