κερδαλέος
kerdaleos
crafty, cunning
Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
κερδαλέος, α, ον, (κέρδος) of persons and their arts,
‹ All lexicon entries crafty, cunning, κ. κʼ εἴη καὶ ἐπίκλοπος Od. 13.291; βουλή Il. 10.44; μῦθος Od. 6.148; νοήματα 8.548; of Ionian women, 20.
b. esp. of the fox, 89.5: hence ἡ κ. the wily one, the fox, NA 6.64, etc.; cf. κερδώ I.
2. of things, profitable, P. 2.78, Mem. 3.4.11, etc.; κερδαλεώτερόν ἐστι ὁμολογέειν τῷ Πέρσῃ 9.7.αʹ; τὰς ἐμπορίας τὰς κ. Av. 594, cf. 2.18; τὸ κ. Eu. 1008 (anap.); κ. ἔς τι 2.53.
II. Adv. -λέως to oneʼs advantage, opp. δικαίως, 3.56.