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αἱρετός

αἱρετός, that may be taken (αἱρέω); chosen, elected (αἱρέομαι)

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αἱρετωτέρα feminine nominative dual comparative, feminine vocative dual comparative, feminine accusative dual comparative, feminine nominative singular comparative, feminine vocative singular comparative of αἱρετός

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αἱρετ-ός, ή, όν,
  • that may be taken or conquered, δόλῳ Hdt. 4.201; to be understood, Pl. Phd. 81b.
    • II (αἱρέομαι) to be chosen, eligible, opp. φευκτός, Pl. Phlb. 21d sq., Arist. EN 1097a32, etc.: freq. in Comp. or Sup., Hdt. 1.126, 156, al.; ζόης πονηρᾶς θάνατος αἱρετώτερος A. Fr. 401.
      • 2 chosen, elected, esp. opp. κληρωτός, Isoc. 12.154, Pl. Lg. 759b, Arist. Pol. 1294b9, cf. Pl. Lg. 915c, Aeschin. 3.13; αἱ. βασιλῆς Pl. Mx. 238d; τυραννίς Arist. Pol. 1285a31:—αἱ. ἄνδρες commissioners, Plu. Lyc. 26. οἱ αἱ. X. An. 1.3.21: = Lat. optiones, Lyd. Mag. 1.46.
      • 3 that may be chosen, opp. αἱρετέος (q.v.), Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.22.

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