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πλεονεξία
πλεονεξία πλεονεξία, ἡ, the character and conduct of a πλεονέκτης, greediness, grasping, assumption, arrogance, Hdt., Thuc., etc. gain, advantage, Xen., etc.; ἐπὶ πλεονεξίᾳ with a view to oneʼs own advantage, Thuc., Xen. c. gen. pers. advantage over, Xen. c. gen. rei, a larger share of a thing, Arist.; gain made from a thing, Dem.

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greediness, assumption, arrogance

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πλεονεξία
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πλεονεξία πλεονεξία, ἡ, the character and conduct of a πλεονέκτης, greediness, grasping, assumption, arrogance, Hdt., Thuc., etc. gain, advantage, Xen., etc.; ἐπὶ πλεονεξίᾳ with a view to oneʼs own advantage, Thuc., Xen. c. gen. pers. advantage over, Xen. c. gen. rei, a larger share of a thing, Arist.; gain made from a thing, Dem.
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26361
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n26393
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pleoneci/a

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