worth, value,
ἀξία, Ion.
-ιη, ἡ, (ἄξιος)
A. worth, value,
τῶν φορτίων
Hdt. 4.196
; τοῦ τιμήματος τῆς ἀξίας
E. Hipp. 623
; ἡ ἀ. τοῦ δούλου
Pl. Lg. 936d
; then, simply,money-value, price, amount,
κατ' ἀξίην ἑκάστου ἀδικήματος ἐδικαίευ
Hdt. 1.100
; ὑποτελέειν ἀξίην βασιλέϊ
Id. 4.201
;τῆς ἀ. τιμᾶσθαιestimate the penaltyat the real amount,
Pl. Ap. 36b , cf. e; τὴν ἀξίαν τῆς βλάβης ἀπογράφεσθαι
Id. Lg. 845e
;προσάπτειν ἑκάστῳ τῶν ἁμαρτημάτων τὴν ἀ. τοῦ πάθουςib. 876d ; μὴ κατ' ἀξίαν τῆς οὐσίας
X. Cyr. 8.4.32
; σκοποῦμαι . . εἰ ἄρα ὥσπερ τῶν οἰκετῶν, οὕτω καὶ τῶν φίλων εἰσὶν ἀξίαι
Id. Mem. 2.5.2
;κατὰ τὴν τῆς ὀλιγωρίας ἀ.according tothe amountof his neglect, Decr. ap. D. 18.74 ;ἡ κατ' ἀ. ἰσότης proportionateequality, Arist. Pol. 1302a8 ;τὸ κατ' ἀ. ἴσονib. 1301b30 ; παρὰ τὴν ἀ.
Id. EN 1122b29
,al.
2. of persons,reputation, dignity,
Th. 6.68 , D. 13.18 , cf. 18.63 ; ἡ τῆς ἀρχῆς ἀ.
Pl. Lg. 945b
;ἡ τῆς ἀ. τιμήib. 744b ;οἱ ἐπ' ἀξίαςpersonsof dignity, officialpersonages, Luc. Nigr. 24 ;ἐξεπορεύετο μετὰ μεγάλης ἀ.with greatdignity, pomp,
Plb. 38.8.6 ; κατὰ δουλικὴν ἀξίαν κοσμεῖσθαι
D.S. 5.40
.
3. generally, a man'sdue, merit, deserts,
τὴν μὲν ἀ. οὐ λάμψεαι, ἐλάσσω δὲ τῆς ἀξίης
Hdt. 7.39
; εἰ τῆς ἀ. ἐτύγχανες
Ar. Av. 1223
;κατ' ἀξίανaccording todesertormerit, duly,
E. Hec. 374 , Pl. R. 496a , cf. Phd. 113e , al.;ὑπὲρ τὴν ἀ.beyonddesert, undeservedly,
E. HF 146 , D. 2.3 ;παρὰ τὴν ἀ., οὐ κατ' ἀ.,
Th. 7.77 , cf. D. 1.23 .
b. penaliy, τὴν ἀ. ἀποτίνειν, ὑπέχειν,
Luc. DMort. 30.1 , Pisc. 8 .
4. moral value,
Stoic. 3.30 : pl., Cleanth.ib. 1.129 .
II. estimate ofa thing'sworth, opinion,
κατὰ τὴν ἰδίαν ἀ.
D.S. 14.10
, cf. 107 ; esp.estimateof the moral value of actions, αἱ τῶν ἐκτὸς ἀξίαι
Arr. Epict. 1.2.7
, cf. 1.25.17 .
