advantage
Ἀναξαγόρας δύο ἔλεγε διδασκαλίας εἶναι θανάτου, τόν τε πρὸ τοῦ γενέσθαι χρόνον καὶ τὸν ὕπνον → Anaxagoras used to say that we have two teachers for death: the time before we were born and sleep | Anaxagoras said that there are two rehearsals for death: the time before being born and sleep
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Gain: P. and V. κέρδος, τό, λῆμμα, τό.
Benefit: P. and V. ὠφέλεια, ἡ, ὄφελος, τό, ὄνησις, ἡ, Ar. and V. ὠφέλημα, τό, V. ὠφέλησις, ἡ.
Superiority: P. πλεονεξία, ἡ, πλεονέκτημα, τό.
To the advantage of, in favour of: P. and V. πρός (gen.).
Have the advantage, v.: P. περιεῖναι, πλέον ἔχειν.
Get the advantage of, v.: P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.), πλέον φέρεσθαι (gen.), πλέον ἔχειν (gen.).
Take advantage of, v.: P. and V. ἀπολαύειν (gen.).
Use: P. and V. χρῆσθαι (dat.).
Derive advantage, v.: P. and V. κερδαίνειν ὀνίνασθαι.
Have the advantage (benefit) of, v.: see benefit.
Fight at an advantage: P. ἐκ περιόντος ἀγωνίζεσθαι (Τhuc. 8, 46).
It is a great advantage for him to be sole master of the whole position: τὸ εἶναι ἐκεῖνον ἕνα ὅντα κύριον . . . πολλῷ προέχει (Dem. 10).
Tyrants have no such advantages: P. τοῖς δὲ τυράννοις οὐδὲν ὑπάρχει τοιοῦτον (Isoc. 15, C).
The borrower has the advantage of us in everything: P. ὁ δανειζόμενος ἐν παντὶ προέχει ἡμῶν (Dem. 1283).
We have many natural advantages in war: P. πρὸς πόλεμον πολλὰ φύσει πλεονεκτήματα ἡμῖν ὑπάρχει (Dem. 124).
What advantage is there? V. τί δʼ ἔστι τὸ πλέον; (Eur., Phoen. 553).
What advantage will it be to the dead? P. τί ἔσται πλέον τῷ γε ἀποθανόντι; (Antiphon, 140.)
v. trans.
See benefit.