advantage

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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.