urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.358 (line)
urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.358
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καὶ κε τὸ βουλοίμην, καί κεν πολὺ κέρδιον εἴη,
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Dictionary Citations
cunliffe_lex
βούλομαι (προ-). 1 To have a preference for one of two things, to wish, be minded : ἄλλῃ Il. 15.51. 2 To wish, desire (something): Τρώεσσι βούλετο νίκην Il. 7.21, Il. 13.347, Il. 16.121. Cf. Il. 8.204, Il. 23.682. With infin.: Τρώεσσι κῦδος ὀρέξαι Il. 11.79. Cf. Il. 12.174 = Il. 15.596: Od. 4.275, 353 (βούλοντο here app. an aor.), Od. 15.21, 88. 3 To be willing or ready. With infin.: ἀπὸ λοιγὸν ἀμῦναι Il. 1.67. 4 To prefer: τό κε βουλοίμην Il. 3.41: Od. 11.358 = Od. 20.316. With infin.: αὐτὴν οἴκοι ἔχειν Il. 1.112. Cf. Il. 24.39: Od. 3.143, Od. 9.96, Od. 17.187, 228, Od. 18.364. With ἤ: ἡμῖν Ζεὺς βούλεται ἤ Δαναοῖσι νίκην Il. 17.331. With infin. and ἤ: λαὸν σῶν ἔμμεναι ἢ ἀπολέσθαι Il. 1.117. Cf. Il. 23.594: Od. 3.232, Od. 11.489, Od. 12.350, Od. 16.106, Od. 17.81, 404. Absol.: βούλομαι (I prefer it so, I accept the alternative) Il. 24.226.
κερδίων [comp. fr. κέρδος.] Only in neut. κέρδιον. 1 More or most profitable or advantageous, better, best: τό κεν πολὺ κ. εἴη Il. 7.28. Cf. Il. 15.226, Il. 17.417: Od. 20.304, 331, 381. Absol.: πολύ κε κ. ἦεν Il. 3.41. Cf. Il. 5.201=Il. 22.103:=Od. 9.228, Od. 2.320. With infin., the better or best course to take, the better or best thing to be done or that can happen: ἐμοί κε κ. εἴ χθόνα δύμεναι Il. 6.410: τό γε κ. εἴσατο, χρήμαιτʼ ἀγυρτάζειν Od. 19.283. Cf. Il. 22.108, Il. 13.458=Il. 14.23:=Od. 18.93=Od. 22.338=Od. 24.239, Od. 2.74, Od. 6.145, Od. 10.153, Od. 11.358=Od. 20.316. Sim. with ὄφρα Il. 16.652. With a statement of the course taken Od. 5.474, Od. 15.204. 2 Profitable rather than the reverse, profitable, good: ἔπος, τό κε κ. εἴη Od. 18.166. Cf. Il. 19.63. Absol.: τῶ οὔ νύ τι κ. ἡμῖν ἔλπομαι ἐκτελέεσθαι (no good) Il. 7.352. With infin.: οὔ σφιν ἐφαίνετο κ. εἶναι μαίεσθαι προτέρω (it seemed useless to do it) Od. 14.355.