λεκτικός,ή,όν,
A. good at speaking, able to speak, X. Mem. 4.3.1 , Cyr. 5.5.46 ( Sup. );ἡ -κή(sc.τέχνη)the art of speaking, Pl. Plt. 304d .
II. suited for speaking,οἱ λ. τῶν λόγωνspeechesin common colloquial style, opp.ποιητικῶς συγκείμενοι, D. 61.2 ; μάλιστα λ. τῶν μέτρων τὸ ἰαμβεῖόν ἐστι
Arist. Po. 1449a24
, cf. Rh. 1408b33 .Adv.-κῶς in prose, D.H. Comp. 25 .
2. related to expression, stylistic,ὁ λ. τόποςthe provinceof expression, ib. 1 , 4 ; opp.πραγματικός,of style, opp. matter, ἀρεταί
Id. Pomp. 1
; μέρος
Id. Th. 34
.
III. Adv.-κῶς with the force of a word, of the termination -θεν, A.D. Adv. 195.16 ;verbally,
Stoic. 3.214 .