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χρηματιστικός

chrematistikos

of

Appears 18 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

χρηματιστικός, ή, όν, A. of or for traffic and money-making, ὁ χ. a man of business, Pl. R. 581d; opp. ἀναλωτικός, ib.558d; opp. στρατιωτικός, οἰκήσεις ib.415e; opp. στρατηγικός, διατριβαί Plu. Crass. 17; χ. οἰωνός an omen portending gain, X. An. 6.1.23; τὸ χ. the commercial class, opp. τὸ πολεμικόν, etc., Arist. Pol. 1291b21; ἡ -κή (sc. τέχνη) the art of money-making, Pl. Grg. 477e, Euthd. 307a, al.; on its varieties, v. Arist. Pol. 1256b41. II. belonging to or fitted for the dispatch of public business, χ. σκηνή, πυλών, a tent, hall for holding conferences, giving audience, Plb. 5.81.5, 15.31.2. 2. notarial, τράπεζα PLond. 3.1164d.4(iii A. D.). III. oracular, prophetic, ψυχή Porph. Abst. 4.10. IV. Astrol., effective, operative, τόποι Vett.Val. 29.18, Antioch.Astr. in Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(3).107; of stars Iamb. Myst. 3.30.
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