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βιωτικός

βιωτικός, of or pertaining to life; lively; popular

βῐ-ωτικός, ή, όν,
  • fit for life, lively, τὴν διάνοιαν β. καὶ εὐμήχανος, = βιομήχανος, Arist. HA 616b27; acc. to Phryn. 332 (who condemns the word), = χρήσιμος ἐν τῷ βίῳ, as in Sotad. 6.12.
    • II of or pertaining to life, Plb. 4.73.8, D.S. 2.29, Ph. 2.159; χάριτες Plu. Coniug. 2.142b; ἀηδίαι Artem. 2.30; ἡ -κή (sc. τέχνη) M.Ant. 7.61; τὰ β. κριτήρια, opp. λογικά, S.E. P. 2.15; μέριμναι β. Ev.Luc. 21.34; β. φροντίς Iamb. Protr. 21.αʹ; β. σύμβολα business documents, PTeb. 52.9 (ii B. C.); β. θρησκεία popular superstition (cf. βίος III), Sor. 1.4; ὁ β. νόμος Arr. Epict. 1.26 tit.; τὰ β. ib. 3, cf. Plu. QConv. 2.679d. Adv. -κῶς in the tone of common life, D.T. 629; in popular language, Gal. 10.269.
      • 2 βιωτικά, τά, victuals, PRyl. 125.11 (i A. D.); ἡ β. ἀγορά BCH 44.74 (Lagina).

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