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κερδίων

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.

πείθω

πείθω 2 sing. fut. πείσεις Il. 1.132, Il. 6.360, Il. 11.648, Il. 18.126, Il. 24.219, 433 : Od. 14.363. 3 sing. πείσει Il. 9.345. Infin. πεισέμεν Il. 5.252, Il. 9.315. πείσειν Il. 22.357. 2 sing. fut. πιθήσεις Od. 21.369. Fut. πεπιθήσω Il. 22.223. 3 sing. aor. opt. πείσειε Il. 9.386 : Od. 14.123. 1 pl. aor. subj. πεπίθωμεν Il. 9.112. 1 pl. opt. πεπίθοιμεν Il. 1.100. 3 pl. πεπίθοιεν Il. 9.181, Il. 23.40. Fem. pple. πεπιθοῦσα Il. 15.26. Infin. πεπιθεῖν Il. 9.184. Aor. pple. πιθήσας Il. 4.398, Il. 6.183, Il. 9.119, Il. 11.235, Il. 13.369, Il. 17.48, Il. 22.107 : Od. 21.315. Pf. πέποιθα Il. 13.96 : Od. 16.71, Od. 21.132. 3 sing. πέποιθε Il. 23.286 : Od. 16.98, 116. 3 pl. πεποίθασι Il. 4.325. Subj. πεποίθω Od. 24.329. 2 sing. πεποίθῃς Il. 1.524 : Od. 13.344. 1 pl. πεποίθομεν Od. 10.335. Pple. πεποιθώς, -ότος Il. 2.588, Il. 4.303, Il. 6.505, Il. 12.135, Il. 16.624, Il. 17.329, Il. 18.158, Il. 23.319, etc. : Od. 6.130, Od. 7.34, Od. 9.107, Od. 20.289. Plupf. πεποίθεα Od. 4.434, Od. 8.181. 3 sing. ἐπεποίθει Il. 16.171. 1 pl. ἐπἑπιθμεν Il. 2.341, Il. 4.159, Il. 14.55. Mid. Imp. πείθευ Il. 14.235. Fut. πείσομαι Il. 7.286, Il. 23.96 : Od. 5.358. 2 sing. πείσεαι Il. 9.74. 3 sing. πείσεται Il. 11.789. 3 pl. πείσονται Il. 8.154, Il. 23.157 : Od. 16.280. Infin. πείσεσθαι Il. 1.289, 296, 427, Il. 20.466 : Od. 3.146. Aor. πιθόμην Il. 5.201, Il. 9.453, Il. 22.103 : Od. 9.228. 3 dual πιθέσθην Il. 15.156. 3 pl. (ἐ)πίθοντο Il. 3.260, Il. 7.379, Il. 9.79, Il. 12.109, 468, Il. 14.133, 378, Il. 15.300, Il. 23.54, 249, 738 : Od. 3.477, Od. 6.71, 247, Od. 9.44, Od. 10.178, 428, Od. 12.222, Od. 15.220, 288, Od. 20.157, Od. 22.178, Od. 23.141. 2 sing. subj. πίθηαι Il. 1.207, Il. 21.293, Il. 23.82 : Od. 1.279. 3 sing. πίθηται Il. 1.420, Il. 11.791. 1 pl. πιθώμεθα Il. 18.273. 2 sing. opt. πίθοιο Il. 4.93, Il. 7.28, 48, Il. 14.190 : Od. 4.193, Od. 20.381. 3 pl. πιθοίατο Il. 10.57. Imp. pl. πίθεσθε Il. 1.259, 274, Il. 18.266 : Od. 11.345, Od. 24.461. 3 pl. πιθέσθων Il. 9.167. Infin. πιθέσθαι Il. 7.282, 293, Il. 13.726 : Od. 17.21. 3 sing. aor. opt. πεπίθοιτο Il. 10.204. (ἐπι-, παρα-) 1 To induce or win over to an act or a course of action, to persuade, win over, prevail upon, urge successfully, to do or refrain from doing something : οὐδέ με πείσεις Il. 1.132. Cf. Il. 4.104, Il. 5.252, Il. 6.51, Il. 15.26, Il. 22.78, etc. : ἔπειθεν (ἔπειθον) Ἀχαιούς Od. 2.106 = Od. 24.141, Od. 19.151. Cf. Od. 1.43, Od. 7.258 = Od. 9.33, Od. 9.500, Od. 23.337. With complementary infin. : τόνδε πεπιθήσω μαχέσασθαι Il. 22.223. Cf. Il. 23.40. 2 To induce to regard one with favour, win or bring over, prevail with : τότε κέν μιν ἱλασσάμενοι πεπίθοιμεν Il. 1.100. Cf. Il. 9.112, 181, 184, 315, 345, 386, Il. 12.173. 3 To induce to believe in the truth of something, win to a belief or assurance, convince: πείθεις μευ θυμόν Od. 23.230. Cf. Od. 14.123, 363, 392. 4 In mid. and in fut. πιθήσω. a To yield to inducement, persuasion or command, yield, submit oneself, be ruled, obey, hearken to another, follow his lead, be guided by him, do his bidding : ἀλλὰ πίθεσθε Il. 1.259. Cf. Il. 1.207, 274, 427, Il. 2.139, Il. 3.260, Il. 5.201, Il. 7.121, 379, etc. : δμώεσσιν ἐκέκλετο, τοὶ δʼ ἐπίθοντο Od. 6.71. Cf. Od. 1.279, Od. 3.146, 477, Od. 5.358, Od. 9.44, Od. 12.213, Od. 15.288, etc. With dat. of the person to whom or that to which one yields or submits oneself : ἐπείθετο μύθῳ Il. 1.33, πείθονταί οἱ Ἀχαιοί Il. 1.79. Cf. Il. 1.150, 214, 273, Il. 2.85, Il. 4.93, Il. 9.74, Il. 12.109, etc. : οὐκ εὖ πᾶσι πιθήσεις Od. 21.369. Cf. Od. 2.227 (to humour him), Od. 3.358, Od. 4.193, Od. 10.178, Od. 15.541, Od. 17.21, etc. With dat. and infin. : ἑῷ θυμῷ ἐλθεῖν Il. 10.204. Cf. Od. 24.456. Sim., to yield or resign oneself to something coming upon one in the course of nature. With dat. : ἀγαθὸν καὶ νυκτὶ πιθέσθαι Il. 7.282 = 293. Cf. Il. 23.48, 645, Il. 8.502 = Il. 9.65 : = Od. 12.291. b To bring oneself to believe in the truth of something, be convinced. With infin.: οὔ πω ἐπείθετο ὃν πατέρʼ εἶναι Od. 16.192. Cf. Il. 8.154. To believe in, be convinced by. With dat. ἀγγελίῃ Od. 1.414. 5 In pf. and plupf. and in the aor. pple. πιθήσας (these forms occurring only in this sense), and also (twice Il. 4.408 : Od. 20.45) in mid. a To feel assurance or confidence, be satisfied : κεφαλῇ τοι κατανείσομαι, ὄφρα πεποίθῃς Il. 1.524. Cf. Od. 13.344, Od. 24.329. b To put one's trust in, trust to, rely upon, commit oneself to, have trust or confidence in, be emboldened by. With dat. or instrumental : δεξιαί, ᾗς ἐπέπιθμεν Il. 2.341, ἱπποσύνῃ τε καὶ ἠνορέηφι πεποιθώς Il. 4.303, θεῶν τεράεσσι πιθήσας 398, ἡγεμόνας τοῖς ἐπεποίθει Il. 16.171. Cf. Il. 6.505 (committing his going to his ...), 510 (letting himself be carried away by it, exulting in it), Il. 9.119 (committing myself to the guidance of ...), Il. 11.235 (giving it its way, following it up), Il. 12.135, Il. 13.96 (I look to you to ...), 369, Il. 14.55, Il. 17.329, etc. : Od. 4.434, Od. 6.130, Od. 7.34, Od. 8.181, Od. 9.107, Od. 10.335, Od. 16.71 (feel confident of ...), 98 = 116, Od. 20.45, 289, Od. 21.132, 315.