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πολιτικός

politikos

of, for

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πολιτικός, ή, όν, A. of, for, or relating to citizens, σύλλογος Pl. Grg. 452e; οἶκοι Isoc. 2.21; αἱ π. λειτουργίαι, opp. αἱ τῶν μετοίκων, D. 20.18; π. κοινωνία, βίος, Arist. Pol. 1252a7, 1254b30; π. νόμος IG 9 (1).32.22 (Stiris, ii B. C.), PHal. 1.79, cf. PPetr. 3p.49 (iii B. C.), Mitteis Chr. 31 vii 9 (ii B. C.); π. χώρα, Lat. ager publicus, Plb. 6.45.3; παῖδες π. IG 14.748 (Naples); χορὸς π. ib.7.1776 (Helice); at Rome, π. στρατηγία office of praetor urbanus (i. e. qui inter cives ius dicit), Plu. Brut. 7. Adv. -κῶς, κινεῖν bring a civil action, Cod.Just. 4.20.13.1. b. in a town, π. τόπος a city site, POxy. 2109.8 (iii A. D.). c. πολιτικός, ὁ, official, PTeb. 208 (i B. C.), Sammelb. 286 (pl.), POxy. 34 iii 10 (pl., ii A. D.), etc. 2. befitting a citizen, civic, civil, ἰσονομία Th. 3.82; σχῆμα π. τοῦ λόγου Id. 8.89; ἀγῶνες X. Mem. 2.6.26; π. ἀρετή Id. Lac. 10.7; ἡ -ωτάτη ἔρις ib.4.5; τὰ πολιτικά civil affairs, opp. τὰ πολεμικά, Id. Eq. 2.1, cf. Hier. 9.5; πολιτικωτέρα ἐγένετο ἡ ὀλιγαρχία more constitutionly, Arist. Pol. 1305b10; π. ἀρχή, opp. δεσποτική, ib.1254b4; observant of social order, Plb. 34.14.2. Adv. -κῶς, ἔχειν act like a citizen, in a constitutional manner, Isoc. 4.79; οὐδὲ κοινῶς οὐδὲ π. ἐβίωσαν ib. 151; οὐκ ἴσως οὐδὲ π. D. 10.74; οὕτω . . ἀρχαίως εἶχον, μᾶλλον δὲ π. the Greek states were so much like members of one state, Id. 9.48; π. ἄρχειν, opp. βασιλικῶς, Arist. Pol. 1259b1; opp. δεσποτικῶς, ib. 1324a37; of animals, πολιτικώτερον χρῶνται τοῖς ἀπογόνοις more socially, Id. HA 589a2: hence, b. civil, courteous, Plb. 23.5.7. Adv. civilly, courteously, πράως καὶ π. μεμψιμοιρεῖν Id. 18.48.7. 3. consisting of citizens or of oneʼs fellow-citizens, τὸ πολιτικόν the community, Hdt. 7.103, cf. Th. 8.93; τὸ π. στράτευμα, opp. τὸ τῶν συμμάχων, X. HG 4.4.19: without στράτευμα, ib.5.3.25, etc.; αἱ π. δυνάμεις Aeschin. 3.98; opp. οἱ σύμμαχοι, D. 18.237, cf. 9.48; π. δικαστήριον a court composed of locally appointed citizens, opp. ξενικὸν δ. (one composed of foreigners invited from abroad), SIG 306.28 (Tegea, iv B. C.), 976.9 (Samos, ii B. C.); οἱ π. ἱππεῖς καὶ πεζοί Plb. 1.9.4, cf. D.S. 19.106; τὰ π. σώματα prob. cj. for τὰ πολεμικὰ σ. in Plb. 4.52.7, cf. SIG 588.64 (Milet., ii B. C.); σῶμα π. IG 12(7).386.25 (Aegiale, iii B. C.); οἱ π., = οἱ πολῖται, ib.22.2316.54. 4. living in a community, ἄνθρωπος φύσει π. ζῷον Arist. Pol. 1253a3; πολιτικὰ δʼ ἐστίν, ὧν ἕν τι καὶ κοινὸν γίγνεται πάντων τὸ ἔργον Id. HA 488a7; also, fit for, characteristic of, free government, Id. Pol. 1287b38, 1294b1; πλῆθος ib.1288a12. 5. secular, opp. ecclesiastical, πρόσοδοι SIG 459.6 (Beroea, iii B. C.), cf. 526.35 (Itanus, iii B. C.), OGI 267.29 (Pergam., iii B. C.); οἱ π. the laity, Lyd. Mens. 3.10. II. of or befitting a statesman, statesmanlike, δεινότητες Nausiph. 2; ψυχαὶ -ώτεραι, opp. οἰκονομικώτεραι, X. Cyr. 2.2.14, cf. Pl. Alc. 1.133e; ὁ πολιτικός the statesman, Arist. Pol. 1252a7, 1274b36, 1276a34; also, title of a dialogue by Plato. III. belonging to the state or its administration, political, οἰκείων καὶ π. ἐπιμέλεια Th. 2.40; τέχνη π. Democr. 157, Pl. Prt. 319a, Grg. 521d; ἡ π. ἐπιστήμη, ἡ π., the science of politics, opp. οἰκονομική, βασιλική, Id. Plt. 259c, 303e (in Arist. politics includes ethics, EN 1094b11, Rh. 1356a27, and is divided into πολιτική (proper) καὶ οἰκονομία καὶ φρόνησις, EE 1218b13, cf. EN 1141b23 sq.); π. πράγματα Isoc. 4.113; πράξεις Pl. Hp.Ma. 281c; φρόνησις Arist. EN 1141b26; λόγος, title of work by Antipho Soph., Hermog. Id. 2.11, etc.; τὰ π. public matters, γνῶναι Th. 2.40, cf. 6.15,89; πράττειν τὰ π. Pl. Grg. 521d, cf. Ap. 31d, etc.; but τὰ π. βλάπτειν prejudice the weal of the state, Id. R. 407d. 2. civil, municipal, opp. natural or general, οὐ γὰρ ἐκ π. αἰτίας D. 21.218. IV. generally, having relation to public life, political, public, opp. κατʼ ἰδίας, Th. 8.89; π. τιμαί X. Mem. 2.6.24; λόγοι civil oratory, Isoc. 15.46, D.H. Comp. 1, al.; τίς π. καὶ κοινὴ βοήθεια; D. 18.311. Adv. Comp. -ώτερον, litterae π. scriptae Cic. Att. 5.12.2. V. suited to a citizenʼs common life, ordinary, κάνναθρον X. Ages. 8.7; belonging to common usage, τῶν ὀνομάτων τὰ π. Isoc. 9.10; drawn from ordinary life, παραδείγματα Gal. 5.221; τὰς π. . . χρείας [τοῦ σκέλους] ordinary, opp. wrestling and dancing, Id. 2.299; ὁ π., opp. ὁ ποιητής, Phryn. 45. Adv. -κῶς, λέγειν, opp. ῥητορικῶς, Arist. Po. 1450b7; ὁρίζεσθαι Id. Pol. 1275b25; ἑρμηνεύειν Gal. 18(1).415. VI. πολιτική, ἡ, concubine, mistress, PGrenf. 2.73 (iii A. D.), POxy. 903.37 (iv A. D.).
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