δημοτικός

English (LSJ)

ή, όν,

   A of or for the people, in common use, δ. γράμματα in Egypt, opp. ἱρά, Hdt.2.36; οἶνος Plu.Mar.44; of opinions and the like, ὑπόληψις popular, Arist.Metaph.989a11; common, ordinary, ὀνόματα Luc. Hist.Conscr.22; ὕλη Max.Tyr.10.7; πράγματα μικρὰ καὶ δ. Plu.2.408c.    2 = δημόσιος, τὰ -κά public affairs, Alciphr.1.4; δ. λειτουργία PSI1.86 (iv A. D.).    II of the populace, one of them, D.21.209. Adv. -κῶς, ἐσταλμένος Luc.Scyth.5.    2 on the popular or democratic side, τὸ σόφισμα δ. Ar.Nu.205; ὄρνεα δ. Id.Av.1584; τὴν οὐ δ. παρανομίαν Th.6.28; opp. ὀλιγαρχικός, Isoc.16.37; λέγεις πόσα δεῖ προσεῖναι τῷ δ. D.18.122; οὐδὲν δ. πράττειν to do nothing for the people, X.HG2.3.39; δ. συκοφάνται Isoc.8.133: generally, popular, δ. καὶ φιλάνθρωπος X.Mem.1.2.60; τῶν μετρίων τινὰ καὶ δ. D.21.183; δημοτικὸν τοῦτο δρᾷ Antiph.190.19: hence, generous, kindly, affable, X.Mem.1.2.60; δ. τι καὶ πρᾶον Pl.Euthd.303d; πρᾶός τις καὶ δ. Plb. 10.26.1; δ. καὶ φιλάνθρωπα Plu.Oth.1. Adv. -κῶς affably, kindly, καλῶς καὶ δ. D.24.59; φιλανθρώπως καὶ δ. ib.24: Comp. -ώτερον Plu. Demetr.42.    3 of governments, popular, democratic, πολιτεία Arist.Pol.1292b13: Comp. -ώτερα Id.Ath.22.1.    4 δ. δικαστήριον trying suits between citizens, SIG286.17 (Milet., iv B. C.).    5 Adv. χρῆσθαι ἀλλήλοις δ. in a spirit of equality, Arist.Pol.1308a11; δ. πεπαιδευμένοι ib.1310a17; δ. ἐρίζειν like a free and independent citizen, Luc.Ner.9.    III of or belonging to a deme, opp. δημόσιος, Lexap. D.43.71; ἱερά Hsch. s.v. δημοτελῆ.