πλεονέκτ-ης,ου,ὁ,
A.
= ὁ πλέον ἔχων ,one who hasorclaims more than his due, greedy, grasping,
Th. 1.40 , etc.: asAdj. λόγος π. a greedy, arrogantspeech, Hdt. 7.158 : Sup.
πλεονεκτίστατος
X. Mem. 1.2.12
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2. ἐν παντὶ πλεονέκτην τῶν πολεμίων making gainfrom their losses, Id. Cyr. 1.6.27 .
3. metaph. in Math., ofτὸ ὑπερτελές,
Iamb. in Nic. p.32 P.