ἐλευθέριος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ον, also α, ον <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Smp.</span>8.16</span>:—<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[speaking]] or <b class="b2">acting like a freeman, free-spirited</b>, ἐ. καὶ δημωφελής <span class="bibl">Democr.282</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">ἀνδρεῖοι καὶ ἐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>635d</span>; opp. <b class="b3">δουλοπρεπής</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>2.8.4</span> (Comp.); of certain animals, as the lion, ἐ. καὶ ἀνδρεῖα καὶ εὐγενῆ <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>488b16</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> esp.<b class="b2">freely giving, bountiful</b>, ἐ. εἰς χρήματα <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Smp.</span>4.15</span> (Comp.), cf. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1120a8</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of pursuits, etc., <b class="b2">fit for a freeman, liberal</b>, <b class="b3">πτηνῶν θήρας . . ἔρως οὐ σφόδρα ἐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>823e</span>, cf.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Grg.</span>485b</span>; ἐπιστήμη <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ax.</span>369b</span> (Sup.); τέχναι Plu.2.122d; <b class="b3">βίος</b> Men 408(dub.); διαγωγή <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1339b5</span>; <b class="b3">παιδεία</b> ib.<span class="bibl">1338a32</span>; <b class="b3">πρᾶξις, ἔργα</b>, ib.<span class="bibl">1263b12</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Oec.</span>1344a28</span>; <b class="b3">ἡδοναὶ -ώταται, κινήσεις -ώτεραι</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">EN</span>1118b4</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pol.</span>1340b10</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ ἐ</b>.,= <b class="b3">ἐλευθεριότης</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>3.10.5</span> : prov., <b class="b3">ὕδωρ πίοιμι ἐ</b>., i.e. may I become [[free]], because slaves set free at Argos were then first allowed to drink of the spring <b class="b3">Κυνάδρα</b>, <span class="bibl">Antiph. 25</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> of appearance, [[frank]], [[noble]], <b class="b3">εὐπρεπής τε ἰδεῖν καὶ ἐ</b>. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span> 2.1.22</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Lac.</span>11.3</span> (Comp.); ἵππος <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Eq.</span>10.17</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> Adv. -ίως, ζῆν <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1326b31</span>; τεθραμμένους <span class="bibl">Isoc.4.49</span>, <span class="bibl">7.43</span> (prob.): Comp. -ιώτερον, ζῆν <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>1.6.3</span>: Sup. <b class="b3">-ιώτατα</b> ib.<span class="bibl">4.8.1</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> <b class="b3">Ζεὺς Ἐ</b>. Zeus <b class="b2">the Deliverer</b>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>12.1</span>, <span class="bibl">Simon.140.4</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.142</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> <b class="b3">Ἐ., ὁ</b> (sc. <b class="b3">μήν</b>),= <b class="b3">Ἐλευθεριών</b>, <span class="title">SIG</span>1044.26.</span>