πλεονεξία
πλεονεξία, Ion.
-ιη, ἡ,
II). advantage, Isoc. 4.183 ,
15.275 ,
D. 23.128 : pl.,
αἱ ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ π. Isoc. 3.22 , etc.;
αἱ π. αἱ ἴδιαι, αἱ δημόσιαι, X. Cyn. 13.10 ;
ἐπὶ πλεονεξίᾳ with a view to
one's own advantage, Th. 3.84 ,
X. Mem. 1.6.12 ;
μετὰ πλεονεξίας τινὸς ἀγωνίζεσθαι πρὸς [τὰ θηρία]
Id. Cyr. 1.6.28 ;
πλεονεξίαι ψυχῆς excellences, Plot. 4.6.3 .
ShortDef
greediness, assumption, arrogance
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πλεονεξια
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">πλεονεξία</span>, Ion. <span class="foreign greek">-ιη,</span> <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">greediness, assumption, arrogance,</span> <span class="quote greek">τῶν Σπαρτιητέων ἡ π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:149" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.149/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.149 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0027.tlg004.perseus-grc1:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0027.tlg004.perseus-grc1:13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">And.</span> 4.13 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:82" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.82/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.82 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg021.perseus-grc1:240" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg021.perseus-grc1:240/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 12.240 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:359c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:359c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 359c </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:5:15" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:5:15/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 3.5.15 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">π. συγγενική</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">wrong</span> done to one\'s kin, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2023.tlg001:24:108" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2023.tlg001:24.108/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Iamb.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">VP</span> 24.108 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">assumption,</span> <span class="quote greek">αἱ ἐν τῷ πυνθάνεσθαι π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg039:175a:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg039:175a.19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">SE</span> 175a19 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">advantage,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg011.perseus-grc1:183" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg011.perseus-grc1:183/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 4.183 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg019.perseus-grc1:275" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg019.perseus-grc1:275/canonical-url/"> 15.275 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg023.perseus-grc1:128" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg023.perseus-grc1:128/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 23.128 </a>: pl., <span class="quote greek">αἱ ἐν τῷ πολέμῳ π.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg014.perseus-grc1:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg014.perseus-grc1:22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 3.22 </a> , etc.; <span class="foreign greek">αἱ π. αἱ ἴδιαι, αἱ δημόσιαι,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:13:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg014.perseus-grc1:13.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyn.</span> 13.10 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπὶ πλεονεξίᾳ</span> with a view to <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">one\'s own advantage,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:84" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.84/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.84 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:6:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:6:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 1.6.12 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">μετὰ πλεονεξίας τινὸς ἀγωνίζεσθαι πρὸς [τὰ θηρία</span>] <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1:6:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:1:6:28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 1.6.28 </a>; <span class="quote greek">πλεονεξίαι ψυχῆς</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">excellences,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2000.tlg001:4:6:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg2000.tlg001:4:6:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plot.</span> 4.6.3 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a larger share of</span> a thing, <span class="quote greek">τῶν πολιτικῶν δικαίων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1282b:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1282b.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1282b29 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">gain derived</span> from a thing, <span class="quote greek">τὴν ἐπὶ τῶν ἰδίων δικῶν πλεονεξίαν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg021.perseus-grc1:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg021.perseus-grc1:28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 21.28 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">αἱ π. τῶν πλουσίων</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">undue gains,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1297a:11" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1297a.11/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1297a11 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:586b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:586b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 586b </a>; <span class="quote greek">π. ἔκ τινος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:56:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:56:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 6.56.3 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">excess,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἔνδεια,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:82a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:82a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ti.</span> 82a </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}