σωσ-τικός,ή,όν,
A. able to save, maintain, orpreserve, c. gen.,ἡ δικαιοσύνη νόμων ς. Arist. Top. 149b33 ; ς. ἢ ποιητικὸν ἀγαθοῦ
Id. MM 1183b36
; τοῦ θερμοῦ
Id. Pr. 932b3
( Comp. ); τὸ ἴσον ς. ὁμονοίας
Id. Mu. 397a3
: also in later Prose, Dsc. 4.81 , Max.Tyr. 6.2 , Alex.Aphr. in Top. 455.11 , Porph. Abst. 3.26 , Procl. in Alc. p.55 C., etc.