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φθονερός

φθονερός, φθονερός, envious, jealous

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φθονερῶν feminine genitive plural, masculine genitive plural, neuter genitive plural of φθονερός

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φθονερ-ός, ά, όν,
  • envious, jealous, of persons, σοφίης μὴ φ. τελέθειν grudging of wisdom, Thgn. 770, etc.; ὄψον λόγοι φθονεροῖσιν Pi. N. 8.21; φ. ταῖς ἑτέρων εὐτυχίαις D.H. 6.46: Sup., ὀρνίθων -ώτατος AP 5.2 (Antip.Thess.). Adv., -ρῶς ἔχειν πρὸς τὰ παιδικά to be enviously disposed, Pl. Phdr. 243c, cf. Isoc. 15.302, X. Cyr. 1.4.15, etc.
      • 2 of the gods, jealous of those who abuse their gifts, or who enjoy unbroken felicity, ὁ φ. δαίμων Corinn. 4; τὸ θεῖον πᾶν ἐὸν φ. Hdt. 1.32; ἐμοὶ αἱ σαὶ μεγάλαι εὐτυχίαι οὐκ ἀρέσκουσι, ἐπισταμένῳ τὸ θεῖον ὡς ἔστι φ. Id. 3.40, cf. 7.46; φθονεραῖς ἐκ θεῶν μετατροπίαις by jealous changes of purpose, Pi. P. 10.20; cf. φθόνος I.2.
    • II of feelings, etc., φ. γνῶμαι, ἐλπίδες, Id. I. 1.44, 2.43; ἄλγος A. Ag. 450 (lyr.); ὀδύνα S. Ph. 1141 (lyr.); φ. ὁδοί full of envy, Id. Fr. 353 (lyr.); φ. τέχνη Anacreont. 16.38.

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