ἰδῐώτ-ης,ου,ὁ, (ἴδιος)
A. private person, individual, opp. the State, ξυμφέροντα καὶ πόλεσι καὶ ἰδιώταις
Th. 1.124
, cf. 3.10 , SIG 37.3 (Teos,v B.C.), Pl. Smp. 185b , X. Vect. 4.18 , etc.; opp.γένος, SIG 1013.6 (Chios,iv B.C.); opp.φατρία, ib. 987.28 (ibid.,iv B.C.).
II. one in a private station, opp. to one holding public office, or taking part in public affairs, Hdt. 1.59 , 123 , al., cf. Decr. ap. And. 1.84 , Th. 4.2 , etc.; opp.βασιλεύς, Hdt. 7.3 ; opp.ἄρχων, Lys. 5.3 , Pl. Plt. 259b , SIG 305.71
(iv B.C.); opp.δικαστής, Antipho 6.24 ; opp.πολιτευόμενος, D. 10.70 ; opp.ῥήτωρ, Hyp. Eux. 27 ;private soldier, opp.στρατηγός, X. An. 1.3.11 , cf. PHib. 1.30.21
(iii B.C.);layman, opp. priest, OGI 90.52 (Rosetta,ii B.C.), PGnom. 200
(ii A.D.), 1 Ep.Cor. 14.16 : asAdj., ἰ. ἄνδρες
Hdt. 1.32
, 70 , Th. 1.115 ;ἰ. θεοί homely(with play onἴδιος), Ar. Ra. 891 .
2. common man, plebeian, οἱ ἰ. καὶ πένητες
Plu. Thes. 24