merit
From LSJ
Ψεῦδος δὲ μισεῖ πᾶς σοφὸς καὶ χρήσιμος → Mendacium odit, qui vir est frugi et sapit → Die Lüge hasst der Weise und der Ehrenmann
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
excellence: P. and V. ἀρετή, ἡ.
service: P. and V. ὑπηρέτημα, τό, P. εὐεργεσία, ἡ, εὐεργέτημα, τό, ὑπούργημα, τό, V. ὑπουργία, ἡ.
the case would have been tried on its own merits: P. τὸ πρᾶγμα ἂν ἐκρίνετο ἐφ' αὑτοῦ (Dem. 303). claim the merit of, v.: Ar. and P. προσποιεῖσθαι (acc. or gen.).
beyond one's merits: P. and V. ὑπὲρ τὴν ἀξίαν.
verb transitive
See deserve.
