χρηστός: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ή, όν, ([[χράομαι]]) of things, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> like [[χρήσιμος]], [[useful]], [[good of its kind]], [[serviceable]], [τόξα] χρηστὰ οὐδέν <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.78</span>; [[ἀτραπός|ἀτραπὸς]] οὐδὲν χ. τισι <span class="bibl">Id.7.215</span>; χρηστὰ [[ἐπίπλοος|ἐπίπλοα]] <span class="bibl">Id.1.94</span>; ([[γῆ]]) <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hec.</span>594</span>; [[οἰκία]], opp. [[μοχθηρός|μοχθηρά]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Grg.</span>504a</span>; ἡ χρηστὴ [[μέλιττα]], opp. οἱ [[κηφήν|κηφῆνες]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span> 624b23</span>: freq. of [[wholesome]] [[food]], [[μελίτωμα]] <span class="bibl">Batr.39</span>; [[ποτόν]], [[σῖτος]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>438a</span>; περὶ τὸ [[σῶμα]] <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>313d</span>: c. gen., for a thing, [[νεῦρον|νεύρων]] for the [[sinew]]s, <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">NA</span>14.21</span>; [[ῥάφανος]] <span class="bibl">Alex.15.8</span>; ὄψον <span class="bibl">Antiph.242</span>, etc. (but [[pleasant]] to taste, [[nice]], <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">Char.</span>2.10</span>): generally, [[πολιτεία]] <span class="bibl">Isoc.12.135</span>; [[βίος]] <span class="bibl">Aeschin.1.179</span>; of victims and omens, [[auspicious]], [[ἱρά]], [[σφάγιον|σφάγια]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.44</span>, <span class="bibl">9.61</span>,<span class="bibl">62</span>; [[τελευτή|τελευτὴ]] χρηστή = a [[happy]] [[end]] or [[issue]], <span class="bibl">Id.7.157</span>; εἰ . . τοῦτό γε δοκέει ὑμῖν εἶναι χρηστόν <span class="bibl">Id.5.92</span>.ά: pl., [[τὰ χρηστά]], as [[substantive]], [[benefit]]s, [[kindness]]es, <span class="bibl">Id.1.41</span>, <span class="bibl">42</span>; χρηστὰ φέρειν <span class="bibl">Id.4.139</span>; χρηστόν τι [[συμβουλεύειν]], χρηστὰ [[ἐπιτηδεύειν]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>793</span>, <span class="bibl">Antipho 3.3.9</span>; χρηστὰ [[λέγειν]], χρηστὰ [[πράττειν]], etc., <span class="bibl">Men. 725</span>,<span class="bibl">787</span>, etc.: but [[τὰ χρηστά]] also, [[happy event]], ἐκτελοῖτο δὴ [[τὰ χρηστά]] <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pers.</span> 228</span> (troch.); [[prosperity]], [[success]], [[τὰ χρηστά]] δ' αὔθ' ἕκαστ' ἔχει φίλους <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hec.</span>1227</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> in moral sense, opp. [[κακός]], Eup. in <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PSI</span>11.1213.2</span>; opp. [[πονηρός]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>313d</span>; [[τὸ χρηστόν]], opp. [[τὸ αἰσχρόν]], <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span> 476</span>; [[χρηστός]], opp. [[λυπρός]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>601</span>: but [[λῦπαι χρησταί]] = pains with a beneficial result / if [[work]]ing for [[good]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Grg.</span>499e</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> [[good for its purpose]], [[effective]] (even for evil), [[τραῦμα]], [[δῆγμα]], <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Symp.</span>44</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Alex.</span>55</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> Gramm., [[in use]], [[current]], ποιηταῖς χρηστά <span class="bibl">Eust.215.8</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> of persons, [[good]], especially in war, [[valiant]], [[true]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.109</span>, <span class="bibl">6.13</span>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span>437</span>, etc.: generally, [[good]], [[honest]], [[worthy]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">OT</span>610</span>; οἰκέται <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Oec.</span>9.5</span>; of women, ἐρεῖ τις ὡς [[Κλυταιμνήστρα]] κακή· [[Ἄλκηστις|Ἄλκηστιν]] ἀντέθηκα χρηστήν <span class="bibl">Eub. 117.11</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Men.<span class="title">Mon.</span>634</span>; of [[good]] [[citizen]]s, [[useful]], [[deserving]], <span class="bibl">D.20.7</span>: c. acc. cogn., ἃ χρηστοὶ ἐγένεσθε <span class="bibl">Th.3.64</span>; χ. περὶ τὴν πόλιν γεγενημένος <span class="bibl">Lys.14.31</span>; χ. καὶ [[φιλόπολις]] <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>900</span>; collectively, ὀλίγον τὸ χ. <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ra.</span>783</span>; but also ironically, ὁ χ. οὑτοσί <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Nu.</span> 8</span>; οἱ χ. πρέσβεις οὗτοι <span class="bibl">D.18.30</span>, cf. 89; ἐκλελάκτικεν ὁ χ. ἡμῖν [[μοιχός]] <span class="bibl">Men.16</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> freq. on Epitaphs, <span class="title">IG</span>3.3149,3155, al. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">c</span> c. inf., ὅσοι [[προβατεύω|προβατεύειν]] χ. <span class="bibl">Him.<span class="title">Or.</span>14.32</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[οἱ χρηστοί]], like [[οἱ ἀγαθοί]], those of [[good]] [[family]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Ath.</span>1.4</span>,<span class="bibl">6</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> of the gods, [[propitious]], [[merciful]], [[bestowing health]] or [[bestowing wealth]], θεῶν χρηστῶν ἥκειν εὖ <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.111</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">M.Ant.9.11</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> of men, [[good]], [[kindly]], δούλῳ . . χ. γενόμενός ἐστι [[δεσπότης]] [[πατρίς]] <span class="bibl">Antiph.265</span>; ὡς ἡδὺ δούλῳ δεσπότου χρηστοῦ τυχεῖν <span class="bibl">Men.<span class="title">Mon.</span>556</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Philem.227</span>; ὁ χ., ὡς ἔοικε, καὶ χρηστοὺς ποιεῖ <span class="bibl">Men.203b</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Phoc.</span>10</span>; χ. περί τινα <span class="bibl">D.59.2</span>; ἐπί τινας <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Luc.</span>6.35</span>; εἰς ἀλλήλους <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ep.Eph.</span>4.32</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> sometimes [[simple]], [[silly]], like [[εὐήθης]], χρηστὸς εἶ ὅτι ἡγῇ... you're a [[nice]] [[fellow]], to [[think]] that... <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phdr.</span>264b</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Tht.</span>161a</span>; ὦ χρηστέ <span class="bibl">D.18.318</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">5</span> of a man, [[strong]], [[able]] in body for [[sexual]] [[intercourse]], = γυναικὶ χρῆσθαι [[δυνάμενος]], Hp.<span class="title">Genit.</span>2. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">6</span> of the [[dead]], whence χρηστὸν [[ποιεῖν]] = [[ἀποκτείνυμι|ἀποκτιννύναι]], in a [[treaty]] between the [[Spartans]] and [[Tegea]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Fr.</span> 592</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> Adv. [[χρηστῶς]] = [[well]], [[properly]], [[suitably]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.117</span>, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Art.</span>32</span>; χ. ἔχειν <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>219</span>; σκευάσαι [[χρηστῶς]] τοὖψον <span class="bibl">Alex.149.6</span>.: ironically, [[χρηστῶς]] τὴν πατρίδα ἐπετρόπευσας <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.36</span>.</span>