χρηστός
χρηστός
χρηστός, ή, όν
verb. adj. of χράομαι
like χρήσιμος
useful, good of its kind, serviceable, τινι Hdt., Eur.; of victims and omens, boding good, auspicious, Hdt.; τελευτὴ χρηστή a happy end or issue, Hdt.:— τὰ χρηστά, as Subst., good services, benefits, kindnesses, Hdt.; χρηστὰ συμβουλεύειν Ar.
in moral sense, good, opp. to μοχθηρός, Plat.; τὸ χρηστόν, opp. to τὸ αἰσχρόν, Soph.
of men, good, a good man and true; generally, good, honest, worthy, trusty, Hdt., Soph., etc.;—also like χρήσιμος, of good citizens, useful, deserving, Ar., Thuc., etc.
οἱ χρηστοί, like οἱ ἀγαθοί, Lat. optimates, Xen.
of the gods, kind, propitious, Hdt.
good, mild, kind, kindly, NTest.:—in bad sense, simple, silly, like εὐήθης, Ar., Plat.; ὦ χρηστέ Dem.
adv. -τῶς, well, properly, Hdt.
Headword (normalized):
χρηστός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χρηστος
Intro Text:
χρηστός
χρηστός, ή, όν
verb. adj. of χράομαι
like χρήσιμος
useful, good of its kind, serviceable, τινι Hdt., Eur.; of victims and omens, boding good, auspicious, Hdt.; τελευτὴ χρηστή a happy end or issue, Hdt.:— τὰ χρηστά, as Subst., good services, benefits, kindnesses, Hdt.; χρηστὰ συμβουλεύειν Ar.
in moral sense, good, opp. to μοχθηρός, Plat.; τὸ χρηστόν, opp. to τὸ αἰσχρόν, Soph.
of men, good, a good man and true; generally, good, honest, worthy, trusty, Hdt., Soph., etc.;—also like χρήσιμος, of good citizens, useful, deserving, Ar., Thuc., etc.
οἱ χρηστοί, like οἱ ἀγαθοί, Lat. optimates, Xen.
of the gods, kind, propitious, Hdt.
good, mild, kind, kindly, NTest.:—in bad sense, simple, silly, like εὐήθης, Ar., Plat.; ὦ χρηστέ Dem.
adv. -τῶς, well, properly, Hdt.
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