λυσιτελής

lysiteles

paying for expenses incurred

Appears 9 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 7
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Book I 5
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344e2
347e7
348b10
354a8
354b7
Book II 1
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364a5
Book III 1
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407e2
Laws 1
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Book II 1
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663d9
Phaedrus 1
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239c1

Dictionary (LSJ)

λυσιτελής, ές, (λύω V.2, τέλος) prop. A. paying for expenses incurred: hence, useful, profitable, advantageous, τὸ πρᾶγμά μοι λ. Axionic. 6.8; οὐδέποτʼ . . -έστερον ἀδικία δικαιοσύνης Pl. R. 354a, cf. 364a; ἐμπορεύματα -έστερα X. Hier. 9.11; -εστάτην ζωὴν ζῆν Pl. R. 344e; λυσιτελῆ advantages, Plb. 4.38.8; τὸ -έστατον πρὸς ἀργύριον what was most profitable in point of money, D. 20.13; τὰ λ. καὶ ἀλυσιτελῆ πρός τι Phld. Mus.p.93 K.; κτήσεις -έστεραι Id. Oec.p.68 J. 2. cheap, X. Vect. 4.30, D.H. 7.37. II. rarely of persons, profitable, advantageous, Pl. Phdr. 239c. III. Adv. -λῶς D.S. 14.102: Sup. -έστατα Hdn. 3.5.1. 2. cheaply, τοῦ δέοντος πρίασθαι -έστερον Ael. NA 10.50.

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