ἀξία: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ion. <b class="b3">-ιη</b>, ἡ, (ἄξιος) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">worth, value</b>, τῶν φορτίων <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.196</span>; τοῦ τιμήματος τῆς ἀξίας <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>623</span>; ἡ ἀ. τοῦ δούλου <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>936d</span>; then, simply, <b class="b2">money-value, price, amount</b>, κατ' ἀξίην ἑκάστου ἀδικήματος ἐδικαίευ <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.100</span>; ὑποτελέειν ἀξίην βασιλέϊ <span class="bibl">Id.4.201</span>; <b class="b3">τῆς ἀ. τιμᾶσθαι</b> estimate the penalty <b class="b2">at the real amount</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ap.</span>36b</span>, cf. e; τὴν ἀξίαν τῆς βλάβης ἀπογράφεσθαι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span>845e</span>; <b class="b3">προσάπτειν ἑκάστῳ τῶν ἁμαρτημάτων τὴν ἀ. τοῦ πάθους</b> ib.<span class="bibl">876d</span>; μὴ κατ' ἀξίαν τῆς οὐσίας <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Cyr.</span>8.4.32</span>; σκοποῦμαι . . εἰ ἄρα ὥσπερ τῶν οἰκετῶν, οὕτω καὶ τῶν φίλων εἰσὶν ἀξίαι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Mem.</span>2.5.2</span>; <b class="b3">κατὰ τὴν τῆς ὀλιγωρίας ἀ</b>. according to <b class="b2">the amount</b> of his neglect, Decr. ap. <span class="bibl">D.18.74</span>; <b class="b3">ἡ κατ' ἀ. ἰσότης</b> [[proportionate]] equality, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1302a8</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ κατ' ἀ. ἴσον</b> ib.<span class="bibl">1301b30</span>; παρὰ τὴν ἀ. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">EN</span>1122b29</span>,al. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of persons, <b class="b2">reputation, dignity</b>, <span class="bibl">Th.6.68</span>, <span class="bibl">D.13.18</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">18.63</span>; ἡ τῆς ἀρχῆς ἀ. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>945b</span>; <b class="b3">ἡ τῆς ἀ. τιμή</b> ib.<span class="bibl">744b</span>; <b class="b3">οἱ ἐπ' ἀξίας</b> persons <b class="b2">of dignity, official</b> personages, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Nigr.</span>24</span>; <b class="b3">ἐξεπορεύετο μετὰ μεγάλης ἀ</b>. with great <b class="b2">dignity, pomp</b>, <span class="bibl">Plb.38.8.6</span>; κατὰ δουλικὴν ἀξίαν κοσμεῖσθαι <span class="bibl">D.S.5.40</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> generally, a man's <b class="b2">due, merit, deserts</b>, τὴν μὲν ἀ. οὐ λάμψεαι, ἐλάσσω δὲ τῆς ἀξίης <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.39</span>; εἰ τῆς ἀ. ἐτύγχανες <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Av.</span>1223</span>; <b class="b3">κατ' ἀξίαν</b> according to [[desert]] or <b class="b2">merit, duly</b>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hec.</span>374</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>496a</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Phd.</span>113e</span>, al.; <b class="b3">ὑπὲρ τὴν ἀ</b>. beyond <b class="b2">desert, undeservedly</b>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">HF</span>146</span>, <span class="bibl">D.2.3</span>; <b class="b3">παρὰ τὴν ἀ., οὐ κατ' ἀ</b>., <span class="bibl">Th.7.77</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">D.1.23</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> [[penaliy]], <b class="b3">τὴν ἀ. ἀποτίνειν, ὑπέχειν</b>, <span class="bibl">Luc. <span class="title">DMort.</span>30.1</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pisc.</span>8</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b2">moral value</b>, Stoic.3.30: pl., Cleanth.ib. 1.129. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">estimate of</b> a thing's <b class="b2">worth, opinion</b>, κατὰ τὴν ἰδίαν ἀ. <span class="bibl">D.S.14.10</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">107</span>; esp. [[estimate]] of the moral value of actions, αἱ τῶν ἐκτὸς ἀξίαι <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">Epict.</span>1.2.7</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">1.25.17</span>.</span>