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αἱρετός

hairetos

that may be taken

Appears 11 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

αἱρετός, ή, όν, A. that may be taken or conquered, δόλῳ Hdt. 4.201; to be understood, Pl. Phd. 81b. II. (αἱρέομαι) to be chosen, eligible, opp. φευκτός, Pl. Phlb. 21d sq., Arist. EN 1097a32, etc.: freq. in Comp. or Sup., Hdt. 1.126, 156, al.; ζόης πονηρᾶς θάνατος αἱρετώτερος A. Fr. 401. 2. chosen, elected, esp. opp. κληρωτός, Isoc. 12.154, Pl. Lg. 759b, Arist. Pol. 1294b9, cf. Pl. Lg. 915c, Aeschin. 3.13; αἱ. βασιλῆς Pl. Mx. 238d; τυραννίς Arist. Pol. 1285a31:—αἱ. ἄνδρες commissioners, Plu. Lyc. 26. οἱ αἱ. X. An. 1.3.21: = Lat.optiones, Lyd. Mag. 1.46. 3. that may be chosen, opp. αἱρετέος (q.v.), Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.22.
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