πλεονεκτέω — Middle Liddell

πλεονεκτέω πλεονέκτης to have or claim more than oneʼs due, to get or have too much, to be greedy, grasping, arrogant, Hdt., Plat.: —also to gain or have some advantage, without any bad sense, Thuc., Xen. c. gen. rei, to have or claim more of a thing, to have or claim a larger share, Thuc., etc. c. gen. pers. to have or gain the advantage over, τῶν ἐχθρῶν Plat. c. acc. pers. to overreach, defraud, Menand., NTest.:— Pass. to be overreached, Thuc., Xen.

ShortDef

to have or claim more than one’s share; to have an advantage

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Headword:

πλεονεκτέω

Headword (normalized):

πλεονεκτέω

Headword (normalized/stripped):

πλεονεκτεω

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IDX:

26356

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n26388

Key:

pleonekte/w

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