φειδωλός: Difference between revisions

|Definition=φειδωλή, φειδωλόν, also [[φειδωλός]], φειδωλόν Ar.''Nu.''421 (anap.), Lys.1.7:—<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[sparing]], [[thrifty]], and as [[substantive]], [[niggard]], [[miser]], Ar. ''Pl.''237, Eup.154, Democr.228, Pl.''R.''554a, al.; φειδωλὴ [[γαστήρ]] Ar.''Nu.'' [[l.c.]]; <b class="b3">φειδωλὴ γλῶσσα</b> a [[niggard]] [[tongue]], i.e. [[sparing of words]], Hes. ''Op.'' 720: c. gen., φ. χρημάτων Pl.''R.''548b; τόξων Anon.''Trop.''p.209 S. (cf. [[φειδωλία]] ΙΙ); φειδωλὸς περί τινα Eus.Mynd.6; [[τὸ φειδωλόν|τὸ φειδωλὸν]] αὐτοῦ τῆς ψυχῆς Pl.''R.''560c; τὸ φειδωλὸν ἐν δαπάναις Plu.''Galb.''3; <b class="b3">θνητά τε καὶ φειδωλὰ οἰκονομοῦσα</b> pursuing [[earthly]] and [[niggardly]] [[practice]]s, Pl.''Phdr.''256e; φ. μέτρῳ Alciphr.3.57 ([[nisi legendum|nisi leg.]] Φειδωνίῳ, cf. sq. ''ΙΙ''). Adv., [[τεθραμμένος]] . . [[ἀπαιδεύτως]] τε καὶ [[φειδωλῶς]] Id.''R.''559d.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[merciful]], PMag.Leid.V.9.3.