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|Definition=δημοτική, δημοτικόν,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[of the people]] or [[for the people]], [[in common use]], δημοτικὰ γράμματα in [[Egypt]], opp. [[ἱρά]], Hdt.2.36; [[οἶνος]] Plu.Mar.44; of [[opinion]]s and the like, [[ὑπόληψις]] = [[popular]], Arist.Metaph.989a11; [[common]], [[ordinary]], [[ὄνομα|ὀνόματα]] Luc. Hist.Conscr.22; ὕλη Max.Tyr.10.7; πράγματα μικρὰ καὶ δ. Plu.2.408c.<br><span class="bld">2</span> = [[δημόσιος]], [[τὰ δημοτικά]] = [[public affairs]], Alciphr.1.4; δ. λειτουργία PSI1.86 (iv A. D.).<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[of the populace]], [[one of them]], D.21.209. Adv. [[δημοτικῶς]], [[ἐσταλμένος]] Luc.Scyth.5.<br><span class="bld">2</span> [[on the popular side]] or [[on the democratic side]], τὸ σόφισμα δ. Ar.Nu.205; ὄρνεα δ. Id.Av.1584; τὴν οὐ δημοτικὴν [[παρανομία]]ν Th.6.28; opp. [[ὀλιγαρχικός]], Isoc.16.37; λέγεις πόσα δεῖ προσεῖναι τῷ δ. D.18.122; [[οὐδὲν δημοτικὸν πράττειν]] = to [[do nothing for the people]], X.HG2.3.39; δ. [[συκοφάντης|συκοφάνται]] Isoc.8.133: generally, [[popular]], δ. καὶ [[φιλάνθρωπος]] X.Mem.1.2.60; τῶν μετρίων τινὰ καὶ δ. D.21.183; δημοτικὸν τοῦτο δρᾷ Antiph.190.19: hence, [[generous]], [[kindly]], [[affable]], X.Mem.1.2.60; δ. τι καὶ πρᾶον Pl.Euthd.303d; πρᾶός τις καὶ δ. Plb. 10.26.1; δ. καὶ φιλάνθρωπα Plu.Oth.1. Adv. [[δημοτικῶς]] = [[affably]], [[kindly]], [[καλῶς]] καὶ [[δημοτικῶς]] D.24.59; [[φιλανθρώπως]] καὶ [[δημοτικῶς]] ib.24: Comp. δημοτικώτερον Plu. Demetr.42.<br><span class="bld">3</span> of [[government]]s, [[popular]], [[democratic]], [[πολιτεία]] Arist.Pol.1292b13: Comp. δημοτικώτερα Id.Ath.22.1.<br><span class="bld">4</span> δημοτικὸν [[δικαστήριον]] = [[trying suits between citizens]], SIG286.17 (Milet., iv B. C.).<br><span class="bld">5</span> Adv. [[χρῆσθαι]] ἀλλήλοις [[δημοτικῶς]] = [[in a spirit of equality]], Arist.Pol.1308a11; [[δημοτικῶς]] πεπαιδευμένοι ib.1310a17; [[δημοτικῶς]] [[ἐρίζειν]] [[like a free and independent citizen]], Luc.Ner.9.<br><span class="bld">III</span> [[of a deme]] or [[belonging to a deme]], opp. [[δημόσιος]], Lexap. D.43.71; ἱερά [[Hesychius Lexicographus|Hsch.]] [[sub verbo|s.v.]] [[δημοτελής|δημοτελῆ]].