σύμφορος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ον, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[accompanying]], <b class="b3">λιμὸς ἀεργῷ σύμφορος ἀνδρί</b> hunger is the sluggard's [[companion]], <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>302</span>: c. gen., πενίης οὐ σύμφοροι, ἀλλὰ κόροιο <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Th.</span>593</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[suitable]], [[useful]], [[profitable]], c. dat., <b class="b3">ἔκτη . . κούρῃ οὐ σύμφορός ἐστιν</b> the sixth day is not [[good]] for a girl, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Op.</span>783</span>; οὐ . . σύμφορόν ἐστι γυνὴ νέα ἀνδρὶ γέροντι <span class="bibl">Thgn.457</span>; ἡ πενίη κακῷ σύμφορος ἀνδρὶ φέρειν <span class="bibl">Id.526</span>; πολλῷ ξυμφορώτερον ἐς . . <span class="bibl">Th.3.47</span>; πρὸς . . <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>766e</span>, <span class="bibl">Isoc.6.74</span> (Sup.); <b class="b3">σύμφορόν ἐστι</b>, = [[συμφέρει]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.60</span>.ά, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>592</span>; Πλούτῳ . . τοῦτο -ώτατον <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>1162</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Th.2.36</span>: <b class="b3">τὰ σ</b>. [[what is expedient]], <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OC</span>464</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">τῶν ἀναγκαίων ξυμφόρων διαναστάς</b> departing from his necessary (i.e. natural) [[interests]], <span class="bibl">Th.4.128</span>; δρᾶν τὰ -ώτατά τινι <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>876</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ ὑμέτερον ξ</b>. your [[plea of expediency]], opp. <b class="b3">τὸ δίκαιον</b>, <span class="bibl">Th.5.98</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">3.47</span>. Adv., <b class="b3">-ρως ἔχειν</b> to be [[expedient]], <span class="bibl">Isoc.5.102</span>; Χρῆσθαι <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>4.2.45</span>: Comp. -ώτερον <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">HG</span>6.5.39</span>: Sup. -ώτατα <span class="bibl">Th.8.43</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>5.3.22</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PCair.Zen.</span>637.14</span> (iii B.C.), etc. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> rarely of persons, <b class="b3">ξυμφορώτατοι προσπολεμῆσαι</b> [[most convenient]] to make war upon, <span class="bibl">Th.8.96</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> <b class="b3">τὸ σύμφορον ὄνομα</b> is f.l. for [[τὸ σῦφαρ ὄνομα]] (cj. Schöne, <span class="title">Berl.Sitzb.</span>1924.100) in Gal.6.379.</span>