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ἀφθονία

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Φιλοκαλοῦμέν τε γὰρ μετ' εὐτελείας καὶ φιλοσοφοῦμεν ἄνευ μαλακίας → Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not makes us soft.

Τhucydides, 2.40.1
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Transliteration A: aphthonía Transliteration B: aphthonia Transliteration C: afthonia Beta Code: a)fqoni/a

English (LSJ)

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   A freedom from envy or grudging, liberality, πᾶσαν προθυμίαν καὶ ἀφθονίαν εἴχομεν ἀλλήλους διδάσκειν Pl.Prt.327b.    II of things, plenty, abundance, Pi.N.3.9; τῶν ὠφελούντων Pl.Ap.24e, cf. 23c; κακῶν Men.589; ἀφθονίας οὔσης ὀργίζεσθαι abundance of matter for... Lys.12.2; ἀ. ἦν καταπίνειν Telecl.1.10; τοσαύτην ἀ. κατηγοριῶν D.21.102; εἰς ἀ. in abundance, X.An.7.1.33; opp. ἀφορία, Id.Smp.4.55: pl., καρπῶν ἀφθονίησι Emp.78.    III = κακία, Hsch.