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πλεονέκτης

πλεονέκτης, one who has or claims more than his due, greedy, grasping

πλεονέκτ-ης, ου, ὁ,
  • = ὁ πλέον ἔχων, one who has or claims more than his due, greedy, grasping, Th. 1.40, etc.: as Adj. λόγος π. a greedy, arrogant speech, Hdt. 7.158: Sup. πλεονεκτίστατος X. Mem. 1.2.12.
      • 2 ἐν παντὶ πλεονέκτην τῶν πολεμίων making gain from their losses, Id. Cyr. 1.6.27.
      • 3 metaph. in Math., of τὸ ὑπερτελές, Iamb. in Nic. p.32 P.

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