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|Definition=η, ον, also ος, ον <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>3.8.8</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Grg.</span>480b</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">R.</span>333b</span>: (χράμαι):—<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[useful]], [[serviceable]], first in <span class="bibl">Thgn.406</span>; εἰς ἀνάγκαν, ἔνθ' οὐ ποδὶ χρησίμῳ χρῆται <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>878</span> (lyr.); <b class="b3">τὸ χ. φρενῶν</b> the [[excellence]] of... <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>1740</span> (lyr.); τὸ αὐτίκα χ. <span class="bibl">Th.3.56</span>; ἡ διὰ τὸ χ. φιλία <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1159b13</span>; τὰ χ. <span class="bibl">Men.<span class="title">Mon.</span>579</span>; <b class="b3">χ. εἴς τι</b> [[useful]] for something, <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.109</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>493</span> (anap.), Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>l. c.; <b class="b3">ἐπί τι</b> Id.<span class="title">Grg.</span> l. c.; πρός τι <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>482</span> (Comp.); ἰδίᾳ ἑκάστῳ χ. καὶ ὑπὲρ τοῦ κοινοῦ ὠφέλιμα <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>6.2.34</span>; τοῦτ' οὖν τί ἐστι χρήσιμον; <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>202</span>; <b class="b3">χρήσιμόν ἐστι</b>, c. inf., <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Av.</span>382</span> (troch.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of persons, [[serviceable]], [[useful]], <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>410</span>, <span class="bibl">D.20.7</span>, etc.; Comp. -ώτερος <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>819c</span>: esp., like [[χρηστός]], [[a good and useful citizen]], χ. πόλει <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>910</span>; χ. πολίτης <span class="bibl">Eup.118</span>; χ. τινι <span class="bibl">Is.<span class="title">Fr.</span>16.1</span>; ἐπί τι <span class="bibl">D.25.31</span>; <b class="b3">τοὺς εὐπόρους δεῖ χ. αὑτοὺς παρέχειν τοῖς πολίταις</b> to show themselves [[useful]], [[serviceable]] to the state, <span class="bibl">Id.42.22</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Supp.</span>887</span>, <span class="bibl">Is.<span class="title">Fr.</span>10.1</span> (Comp.); <b class="b3">τοῖς σώμασι -ώτεροι</b> more [[able]]-bodied, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Lac.</span>5.9</span>; opp. <b class="b3">ἀργαλέος τὴν ὄψιν</b>, <span class="bibl">Aeschin.1.61</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">used, made use of</b>, <b class="b3">τέμενος -ώτατον</b> a [[muchfrequented]] sanctuary, dub. in <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.178</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b3">χρησίμη διαθήκη</b> an [[available]] (i.e. [[authentic]]) will, <span class="bibl">Is.6.30</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> <b class="b3">νομίσματα οὐ χρήσιμα ἔξω</b> money [[that will]] not [[pass]] abroad, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Vect.</span>3.2</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> Adv., <b class="b3">-μως ἔχειν</b> to be [[serviceable]], <span class="bibl">Th.3.44</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>8.5.9</span>; <b class="b3">χ. τινὶ σωθῆναι</b> [[with advantage]] to him, <span class="bibl">Th.5.91</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">BJ</span>6.2.9</span>; τὰ -μως λεγόμενα Plu. 2.36d.</span>