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ἄξιος,ία , ιον(ος,ον
Nonn. D. 8.314 ), forἌγ-τιος,
A. counterbalancing,cf. ἄγω
v1
: hence prop.weighing as much, of like value, worth as much as,c. gen., βοὸς ἄ.
Il. 23.885
;νῦν δ' οὐδ' ἑνὸς ἄξιοί εἰμεν Ἕκτοροςwe are not—all together—worthone Hector, 8.234 , cf. Hdt. 1.32 , 7.21 ; πάντων Ζεὺς ἄξιον ἦμαρ ἔδωκεν
Il. 15.719
; soπολλοῦ ἄ. worthmuch, X. An. 4.1.28 , Pl. Smp. 185b , etc.; πλείονος ἄ.
Id. Phdr. 235b
, etc.; πλείστου ἄ.
Th. 2.65
, Pl. Grg. 464d , etc.;παντός, τοῦ παντὸς ἄ.,
E. Fr. 275 , Pl. Sph. 216c ;παντὸς ἄ.,c.inf., Ar. Av. 797 ;λόγου ἄ.,
= ἀξιόλογος , Hdt. 1.133 , Th. 1.73 , etc.;σπουδῆς, μνήμης ἄ.,
Close Browse lexicon entries Plu. 2.35a , 172e :—opp. to these are οὐδενὸς ἄ.
; ἢ παντὸς ἢ τὸ παράπαν οὐδενός
X. Vect. 4.50 , Cyr. 2.2.14 ; πολλαπλασίου τιμήματος ἄ. κτήσεις
; alsoεἰς ὀγδοήκοντα μνᾶς ἄ. worthup to a sum of . ., D. 27.10 .
2. c. dat. pers.,σοὶ δ' ἄξιόν ἐστιν ἀμοιβῆς'tiswortha return to thee, i.e. will bring thee a return, Od. 1.318 ; πολέος δέ οἱ ἄξιος ἔσται
; βασιλεῖ ἂν πολλοῦ ἄξιοι γένοιντο
;ἄ. ὦνοςagoodlyprice, Od. 15.429 ;ὅθεν κέ τοι ἄξιον ἄλφοιit would bring theea good price,
20.383 ; φέροντες ὅ τι ἕκαστος ἄξιον εἶχε
b. in Att. in an exactly opposite sense, 'good value for the money', i.e.cheap,
Ar. Eq. 672 , 895 : Comp. , ib. 645 ; ὡς ἀξιώτατον πρίασθαι
; ὡς ἄ. γεγόνασιν οἱ πυροὶ ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ
;ἄξια δράσας ἄξια πάσχων fitsuffering forfitdeeds, A. Ag. 1527 , cf. E. Ion 735 .
5. of persons,οἱ ἑωυτοῦ ἄξιοιthoseofone's ownrank,hispeers,
6. sufficient for,c. gen., ἄ. τοῦ πολέμου τὰ χρήματα
7. αἰδοῦς ἀξίαν . . τὴν προθυμίαν μᾶλλον ἢ θράσουςmorelikemodesty than rashness, Arist. Cael. 291b25 .
II. after Hom. , in moral relation,worthy, estimable,of persons and things, Hdt. 7.224 , etc.;οὐδὲν ἀξίαnothingworth,
A. Ch. 445 ; ἀξίαν κἀπ' ἀξίων
; ἀξίων γεννητόρων ἤθη φυλάσσεις
2. worthy of, deserving,mostly c. gen. rei,ἄξιον φυγῆς, ἄξια στεναγμάτων, γέλωτος,
Id. Med. 1124 , Or. 1326 , Heracl. 507 ; ἐγκωμίων τί ἀξιώτερον ἤ . .;
: c. gen. pers., ποιεῖν ἄξια οὔτε ὑμῶν οὔτε πατέρων
; ἄξια τοῦ Μαραθῶνος διανοεῖσθαι
b. c. gen. rei et dat. pers.,ἡμῖν δ' Ἀχιλλεὺς ἄξιος τιμῆς is worthy ofhonouratourhands,
E. Hec. 309 ; πολλῶν ἀγαθῶν ἄ. ὑμῖν
; ἄ. πλείστου Λακεδαιμονίοις
, cf. 1.2.62 ; εἰμὶ δ' οὐ τούτων ὑμῖν ἄ.
; later τιμῆς ἄ. παρὰ πάντων
3. c.inf.,Προθοήνορος ἀντὶ πεφάσθαι ἄ. worthyto be killed instead of him, Il. 14.472 , cf. Th. 1.76 ; τίεσθαι δ' ἀξιώτατος
;ἄξιοι δουλεύειν only fitto be slaves, Arist. Pol. 1254b36 ; also ἄ. σέβειν
like δίκαιός εἰμι , Ideserveto . ., ἄξιός εἰμι πληγὰς λαβεῖν
: abs., theinf.being supplied,authorizedto act, And. 1.132 ;ἄ. γάρ,emphatically, Pl. Tht. 143e .
4. ἄξιόν [ἐστι] 'tismeet, fit, due,
ἄξιον εἶναι τρεῖς ἑνὸς ἀντὶ πεφάσθαι
: later c.fut. inf., ἄ. διαπορήσειν
b. c. dat. pers. etinf.,τῇ πόλει γὰρ ἄξιον ξυλλαβεῖν τὸν α̈νο͂ρα'tismeetfor the city, isworthherwhile . .,
Ar. Ach. 205 ; τί σοι ζῆν ἄξιον;
, cf. Av. 548 ; ἄξιόν γε πᾶσιν ἐπολολύξαι
; freq. in X. asὡς οὐκ ἄξιον εἴη βασιλεῖ ἀφεῖναι κτλ.that it was notmeetfor him . ., An. 2.3.25 .
c. theinf.is sts. omitted,ἄξιον γὰρ Ἑλλάδι'tismeetin the eyes of Hellas [so to do], Ar. Ach. 8 ; and sts. the dat.,ἄξιόν ἐστι operae pretium est,it isworth while,
III. Adv. ἀξίως,c. gen., ἐμάχοντο ἀξίως λόγου
;οὐκ ἀ. ἀπηγήσιοςibid.; τῆς ἀσικίας
OGI 331.9 (Pergam.), Inscr.Magn. 33.30 , cf. 1 Ep.Thess. 2.12 : abs., S. OT 133 , etc.;κολάσετε ἀξίως astheydeserve,
References v1 Il. 23.885 8.234 Hdt. 1.32 7.21 Il. 15.719 X. An. 4.1.28 Pl. Smp. 185b Id. Phdr. 235b Th. 2.65 Pl. Grg. 464d E. Fr. 275 Pl. Sph. 216c Ar. Av. 797 Hdt. 1.133 Th. 1.73 Plu. 2.35a 172e Thgn. 456 Pl. Phlb. 64d Id. Grg. 497b Id. R. 504d Id. Lg. 692c X. Vect. 4.50 Cyr. 2.2.14 Arist. Pol. 1306b12 D. 27.10 Od. 1.318 Il. 23.562 X. An. 2.1.14 Il. 9.261 Od. 15.429 20.383 X. Cyr. 3.3.2 Ar. Eq. 672 895 645 Lys. 22.18 Thphr. Char. 3.3 X. Vect. 4.6 S. El. 298 X. Oec. 12.19 Id. HG 1.6.11 A. Ag. 1527 E. Ion 735 Hdt. 1.107 D. 14.27 Arist. Cael. 291b25 Hom. Hdt. 7.224 A. Ch. 445 Id. Eu. 435 Id. Med. 1124 Or. 1326 Heracl. 507 X. Ages. 10.3 Th. 2.71 Isoc. 9.80 Plu. Cim. 5 E. Hec. 309 Ar. Ach. 633 Th. 4.81 X. Mem. 1.1.1 1.2.62 D. 21.217 Antipho 6.10 Luc. Tox. 3 Il. 14.472 Th. 1.76 A. Ag. 531 S. Aj. 924 Arist. Pol. 1254b36 E. Heracl. 315 Ar. Ec. 324 X. Cyr. 5.4.19 And. 1.132 Pl. Tht. 143e Ev.Jo. 1.27 Il. 13.446 Hdt. 1.14 Did. 9.15 Ar. Ach. 205 Id. Nu. 1074 Av. 548 Id. Eq. 616 X. An. 2.3.25 Ar. Ach. 8 D. 1.21 E. Alc. 628 Hdt. 6.112 Id. 3.125 Th. 3.39 OGI 331.9 Inscr.Magn. 33.30 1 Ep.Thess. 2.12 S. OT 133 Th. 3.40 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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