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ἀξία , Ion. -ιη, , (ἄξιος)
2. of persons, reputation, dignity, Th.6.68, D.13.18, cf. 18.63; “ τῆς ἀρχῆς .Pl.Lg.945b; τῆς . τιμή ib.744b; οἱ ἐπ᾽ ἀξίας persons of dignity, official personages, Luc.Nigr.24; ἐξεπορεύετο μετὰ μεγάλης . with great dignity, pomp, Plb.38.8.6; “κατὰ δουλικὴν ἀξίαν κοσμεῖσθαιD.S.5.40.
3. generally, a man's due, merit, deserts,τὴν μὲν . οὐ λάμψεαι, ἐλάσσω δὲ τῆς ἀξίηςHdt.7.39; “εἰ τῆς . ἐτύγχανεςAr.Av.1223; κατ᾽ ἀξίαν according to desert or merit, duly, E.Hec.374, Pl.R.496a, cf. Phd.113e, al.; ὑπὲρ τὴν . beyond desert, undeservedly, E.HF146, D.2.3; παρὰ τὴν ., οὐ κατ᾽ ., Th.7.77, cf. D.1.23.
4. moral value, Stoic.3.30: pl., Cleanth.ib. 1.129.
II. estimate of a thing's worth, opinion,κατὰ τὴν ἰδίαν .D.S.14.10, cf. 107; esp. estimate of the moral value of actions, “αἱ τῶν ἐκτὸς ἀξίαιArr.Epict.1.2.7, cf. 1.25.17.
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