πλεονέκτης: Difference between revisions

|Definition=πλεονέκτου, ὁ,<br><span class="bld">A</span> = ὁ [[πλέον]] [[ἔχων]], one who [[has]] or [[claim]]s more than his [[due]], [[greedy]], [[grasping]], Th.1.40, etc.: as adjective [[λόγος]] πλεονέκτης = a [[greedy]], [[arrogant]] [[speech]], Hdt.7.158: Sup. πλεονεκτίστατος X.Mem.1.2.12.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[ἐν παντὶ πλεονέκτην τῶν πολεμίων]] = making [[gain]] from their [[loss]]es, Id.Cyr.1.6.27.<br><span class="bld">3</span> metaph. in Math., of τὸ [[ὑπερτελής|ὑπερτελές]], Iamb.in Nic.p.32 P.