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Gloss cheap, easy, slight, paltry,
φαῦλος,η,ον, alsoος,ον
E. Hipp. 435 , Fr. 1083.9 , Th. 6.21 : (cf.φλαῦρος):—
A. cheap, easy, slight, paltry,first found commonly in E. , twicein Hdt. 1.26 , 126 ( Comp. , elsewh.φλαῦρος), six times in Democr.,Fr. 87 , al., twice in S.,Frr. 41 , 771 :Adv. φαύλωςonce in A. : A. Pers. 520 .
I. of things,easy, slight,
φ. ἀθλήσας πόνον
E. Supp. 317
;φαυλότατον ἔργον''tis as easy as lying', Ar. Eq. 213 ; φ. πρᾶγμα
Id. Lys. 14
; τὸ ζήτημα οὐ φ.
Pl. R. 368c
; φ. ἐρώτημα
Id. Phlb. 19a
; φαῦλον αὐτοῖς προστάξομεν
Id. R. 423c
: freq. with negat.,οὐ φ., ἀλλὰ χαλεπὸν πιστεῦσαιib. 527d ; μάχη οὐ φ.
Close Browse lexicon entries ;οὔτοι βασιλέα φαῦλόν [ἐστι] κτανεῖν'tis noslight matterto kill a king, E. El. 760 ;νυκτὸς γὰρ οὔτι φ. ἐμβαλεῖν στρατόνnoeasymatter, Id. Rh. 285 ; οὐ φ. πληγαί
; φιλοῦσιν ἰατροὶ λέγειν τὰ φαῦλα μείζω
;φαῦλα ἐπιφέρεινbringpaltrycharges, Hdt. 1.26 ;τὰ φ. νικήσας ἔχωhave gainedpettyvictories, S. Fr. 41 (wrongly glossed byμέγαin Phot. , Suid. , and EM 789.43 , cf. Hsch);σύμμαχον Τροίᾳ μολόντα Ῥῆσον οὐ φαύλῳ τρόπῳ,i. e. with notrivialforce, E. Rh. 599 ; παρὰ φαῦλον ποιεῖσθαί τι
, cf. Lib. Or. 14.26 .Adv. -λως εὑρεῖν, τυχεῖν,
Ar. Eq. 404 (troch.), 509 (anap.); φ. πάνυ
(anap.);φ. ἐκφυγεῖνto get offeasily,
Id. Ach. 215 (lyr.); φ. ἀποδράς
(lyr.); φαυλότατα καὶ ῥᾷστα
;οὔτι φαύλως ἦλθε withnotrivial force,
E. Ph. 112 ; φ. βοηθήσειν
; φαύλως καὶ γλίσχρως παρείχοντο χρήματα
;τὰς ἐλπίδας φ. ἔχεινto beslight,
, Art. 49 , Eur. Fr. 213.4 ; σῖτα καὶ ποτὰ φαυλότατα
, cf. Hp. Vict. 3.68 ( Comp. ); but freq. with sensepoor, indifferent,
;ἀσπίδες, τείχισμα, παρασκευή,
Id. 4.9.115 , 6.31 ; ἱμάτιον
-λως, διατρίβειν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ
(perh. both in signf. 1.1 and in 1.3);
; μηδὲ πραξάντων τι ἀγαθὸν ἢ φ.
X. Smp. 4.47 ;τύχη φ.,opp.ἀγαθή,
Arist. Ph. 197a26 , cf. Metaph. 1065a35 ; τὴν πόλιν μηθὲμ φ. παθεῖν
(Priene);κομίσασθαι . . εἴτε ἀγαθὸν εἴτε φ.,of rewards and punishments, 2 Ep.Cor. 5.10 ; φ. μαίωσις
II. of persons,lowin rank,mean, common,
E. Fr. 688 ;οἱ φαυλότατοι the commonest sort(of soldiers), Th. 7.77 ; [γάμος] ὁ ἐκ τῶν φαυλοτέρων,opp.ἐκ μειζόνων,
X. Hier. 1.27 , cf. Pl. R. 475b ; of outward looks, αἱ φαυλότεραι the plainer ones,
, cf. 626 ( Comp. , both anap.).
;τὸ φ. καὶ τὸ μέσον καὶ τὸ πάνυ ἀκριβές the inefficient,the middling, and the perfect, Th. 6.18 ;φ. αὐλητής,opp.ἀγαθός,
; οὐ δὲ φαύλων ἀνδρῶν οὐδὲ τῶν ἐπιτυχόντων
Isoc. 1.1 , Pl. Lg. 757a , etc.; esp. in point of education and accomplishments, opp. σοφός, οἱ γὰρ ἐν σοφοῖς φαῦλοι παρ' ὄχλῳ μουσικώτεροι λέγειν
, cf. Ph. 496 , Ion 834 , Pl. Smp. 174c , Alc. 1.129a ; τὸ πλῆθος τὸ -ότερον
(lyr.);οἱ -ότεροι,opp. toοἱ ξυνετώτεροι,
Th. 3.37 ;οἱ φαυλότεροι γνώμηνib. 83 ; τὰ γράμματα φαῦλοι
(so inAdv., φαυλοτέρως πεπαιδευμένοι
Id. Grg. 483c : c.inf., φαῦλοι μάχεσθαι
;φ. λέγειν, φ. διαλεχθῆναι,
Pl. Tht. 181b , Prt. 336c : of animals, φ. κύων
3. careless, thoughtless, indifferent,
E. Med. 807 :—esp. inAdv.,φαύλως ἐκρίνατεjudgedlightly,
; λόγισαι φαύλως μὴ ψήφοις ἀλλ' ἀπὸ χειρός off-hand, roughly,
(anap.); φ. εἰπεῖν casually,
;φ. φέρεινto bearlightly,
E. IA 850 , Ar. Av. 961 .
4. in good sense,simple, unaffected,
φαῦλον, ἄκομψον, τὰ μέγιστ' ἀγαθόν
(anap.), cf. D.L. 3.63 .Adv.
-λως, παιδεύειν τινά by a very simple method,
; φ. καὶ βραχέως ἀποκρίνασθαι
5. of health, etc.,φαύλως ἔχεινto beill,
Hp. Aph. 2.32 ;φ. πράττεινto bein sorry plight,
Men. Sam. 165 ; φ. ἔχει τὰ πράγματα
References E. Hdt. 1.26 126 Democr. , Fr. 87 S. , Frr. 41 771 A. A. Pers. 520 E. Supp. 317 Ar. Eq. 213 Id. Lys. 14 Pl. R. 368c Id. Phlb. 19a Id. R. 423c 527d Id. Tht. 179d Id. Sph. 223c E. El. 760 Id. Rh. 285 D. 54.13 Men. 497 S. Fr. 41 Phot. Suid. EM 789.43 E. Rh. 599 D.H. Rh. 4.2 Lib. Or. 14.26 Ar. Eq. 404 509 Id. Lys. 566 Id. Ach. 215 Id. Th. 711 Id. Nu. 778 E. Ph. 112 D. 15.13 Hell.Oxy. 14.2 Hp. Fract. 36 Art. 49 Fr. 213.4 X. Mem. 1.6.2 Hp. Vict. 3.68 Th. 6.21 Id. 4.9.115 6.31 X. Pl. Tht. 173c Id. Lg. 966e Democr. 177 E. Andr. 870 Id. Ph. 94 Pl. R. 519a D. 24.205 Id. 19.30 Philem. 229 Ev.Jo. 3.20 Ep.Rom. 9.11 E. IT 390 X. Smp. 4.47 Arist. Ph. 197a26 Metaph. 1065a35 OGI 765.35 2 Ep.Cor. 5.10 Sor. 2.17 1.91 E. Fr. 688 Th. 7.77 X. Hier. 1.27 Pl. R. 475b Ar. Ec. 617 626 S. Fr. 771.3 Th. 6.18 Pl. Prt. 327c Id. Tht. 194a Id. Cra. 390d Isoc. 1.1 Pl. Lg. 757a E. Hipp. 989 Ph. 496 Ion 834 Pl. Smp. 174c Alc. 1.129a E. Ba. 431 Th. 3.37 83 Pl. Phdr. 242c Id. Lg. 876d Id. Grg. 483c E. IT 305 Pl. Tht. 181b Prt. 336c D. 26.22 X. Mem. 4.1.3 E. Med. 807 E. Rh. 769 Id. Ion 1546 Id. HF 89 Ar. V. 656 Pl. R. 449c Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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