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ἰδιώτης
ἰδιώτης ἰδιώτης, ου, ἴδιος a private person, an individual, ξυμφέροντα καὶ πόλεσι καὶ ἰδιώταις Thuc., etc. one in a private station, opp. to one taking part in public affairs, Hdt., Attic; opp. to στρατηγός, a private soldier, Xen. a common man, plebeian, Plut. as adj., ἰδ. βίος a private station, homely way of life, Plat. one who has no professional knowledge, as we say "a layman," ἰατρὸς καὶ ἰδιώτης Thuc.; opp. to ποιητής, a prose-writer, Plat.; to a trained soldier, Thuc.; to a skilled workman, Plat. c. gen. rei, unpractised, unskilled in a thing, Lat. expers, rudis, ἰατρικῆς Plat.; also, ἰδ. κατά τι Xen. generally, a raw hand, an ignorant, ill-informed man, Xen., Dem. ἰδιῶται oneʼs own countrymen, opp. to ξένοι, Ar.

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a private person, an individual

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ἰδιώτης ἰδιώτης, ου, ἴδιος a private person, an individual, ξυμφέροντα καὶ πόλεσι καὶ ἰδιώταις Thuc., etc. one in a private station, opp. to one taking part in public affairs, Hdt., Attic; opp. to στρατηγός, a private soldier, Xen. a common man, plebeian, Plut. as adj., ἰδ. βίος a private station, homely way of life, Plat. one who has no professional knowledge, as we say "a layman," ἰατρὸς καὶ ἰδιώτης Thuc.; opp. to ποιητής, a prose-writer, Plat.; to a trained soldier, Thuc.; to a skilled workman, Plat. c. gen. rei, unpractised, unskilled in a thing, Lat. expers, rudis, ἰατρικῆς Plat.; also, ἰδ. κατά τι Xen. generally, a raw hand, an ignorant, ill-informed man, Xen., Dem. ἰδιῶται oneʼs own countrymen, opp. to ξένοι, Ar.
IDX:
15684
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n15698
Key:
i)diw/ths

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