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κερδαλέος

κερδαλέος, having an eye to gain, wily, crafty, cunning

κερδ-ᾰλέος, α, ον, (κέρδος) of persons and their arts,
  • 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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