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πρόσφορος

πρόσφορος, serviceable, useful, profitable

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προσφόροις masculine dative plural, feminine dative plural, neuter dative plural of πρόσφορος

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πρόσφορ-ος, Dor. ποτίφ- (q.v.), ον,
  • serviceable, useful, τὰ π. τῇ στρατιῇ Hdt. 7.20, cf. S. OC 1774 (anap.), etc.: abs., ἐκπορίζεσθαι ἃ πρόσφορα ἦν Th. 1.125, cf. 7.62.
      • 2 suitable, fitting, κόσμος, κόμπος, Pi. N. 3.31, 8.48, cf. E. Heracl. 480, etc.; π. καὶ οἰκεῖον Epicur. Fr. 250 (= Metrod. Fr. 1 K.): c. dat., Pi. N. 7.63, E. Supp. 338, Hec. 1246, Ar. V. 809, Av. 124 (Comp.), prob. in Pi. N. 9.7; τροφαί Antiph. 62; οὐχὶ πρόσφορος ἁμερίῳ γέννᾳ suitable to, agreeing with, E. Ph. 129 (lyr.): c. inf., οὐ πρόσφορον μολεῖν ʼtis not fit or meet to go, A. Eu. 207, cf. Pi. O. 9.81, Ocell. 4.12; ζῴοις πρόσφορα ἐσθίειν J. BJ 6.3.3.
      • 3 πρόσφορον, τό, what is fitting or suitable, Arist. EN 1180b12; ἡ φύσις αὐτὴ ζητεῖ τὸ π. Id. HA 615a26: c. gen., μακρᾶς κελεύθου . . τὰ π. attendance meet after a long journey, A. Ch. 711, cf. 714; τὰ π. τῆς νῦν παρούσης ξυμφορᾶς E. Hel. 509: abs., τὰ πρόσφορα things meet or due, esp. for the dead, Hdt. 4.14, E. Alc. 148; τὰ π. πάντα Ar. Pax 1025 (lyr.): τὰ π. as Adv., fitly, E. Hipp. 112, cf. 1361 (anap.): regul. Adv., -ρως ἔχειν τινί Thphr. CP 4.7.2, cf. Phld. Herc. 1457.7.
    • II πρόσφορα, τά, that which is taken or eaten, f.l. in Hp. VM 24; cf. προσφορά III.2.
    • III πρόσφορα, τά, revenues, rents, PTeb. 88.15 (ii B.C.), POxy. 1208.22 (iii A.D.), 1829.4 (vi A.D.), etc.; τὰ Ἀριστίππου λεγόμενα π. the place called Aristippusʼs Rents, PPetr. 2 p.56 (iii B.C.).

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