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κερδαλέος

kerdaleos

crafty, cunning

Appears 11 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

κερδαλέος, α, ον, (κέρδος) of persons and their arts, A. crafty, cunning, κ. κʼ εἴη καὶ ἐπίκλοπος Od. 13.291; βουλή Il. 10.44; μῦθος Od. 6.148; νοήματα 8.548; of Ionian women, Aeschin.Socr. 20. b. esp. of the fox, Archil. 89.5: hence ἡ κ. the wily one, the fox, Ael. NA 6.64, etc.; cf. κερδώ I. 2. of things, profitable, Pi. P. 2.78, X. Mem. 3.4.11, etc.; κερδαλεώτερόν ἐστι ὁμολογέειν τῷ Πέρσῃ Hdt. 9.7.αʹ; τὰς ἐμπορίας τὰς κ. Ar. Av. 594, cf. Isoc. 2.18; τὸ κ. A. Eu. 1008 (anap.); κ. ἔς τι Th. 2.53. II. Adv. -λέως to oneʼs advantage, opp. δικαίως, Id. 3.56.
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