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γλυκύ δ᾽ἀπείρῳ πόλεμος, πεπειραμένων δέ τις ταρβεῖ προσιόντα, νιν καρδίᾳ περισσῶς → A sweet thing is war to the inexperienced, but anyone who has tasted it trembles at its approach, exceedingly, in his heart (Pindar, for the Thebans, fr. 110)
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English (LSJ)
ου, ὁ, Dor. δᾱμότας, also δᾱμέτας (q. v.),
A one of the people, commoner, opp. a man of rank, Tyrt.4.5, Hdt.2.172, 5.11, X. Cyr.2.3.7; ἄνδρα δ. S.Aj.1071; δ. ὅμιλος Ar.Pax921; δ. τε καὶ ξένος E.Supp.895; δημόται καὶ πένητες X.Mem.1.2.58:—fem. δημότις, ιδος, opp. βασίλισσα, Plb.22.20.2: pl., opp. εὐγενέσταται, D.C.62.15. 2 = ἰδιώτης, γνωστὰ λέγειν δημότῃσι speak popularly, Hp.VM 2, cf. Acut.8; ἀμαθίη τῶν δ. Id.Art.67. II one of the same people, fellow-citizen, Pi.N.7.65, E.Alc.1057. III at Athens and elsewhere, member of a deme or of the same deme, S.OC78, Susario 1, Pl.Ap.33e, D.18.261, IG22.1172, etc.; φράτερας καὶ δ. Cratin.Jun. 9:—so fem. δημότις, ιδος, Ar.Lys.333, Theoc.28.22.
