A.that wherewith one must be content (cf “ἀγαπάω” 111), hence of only children, “μοῦνος ἐὼν ἀ.” Od.2.365; “Ἑκτορίδην ἀ.” Il.6.401, cf. Od.4.817, Sapph. 85, Ar.Th.761, Pl.Alc.1.131e; “Νικήρατος . . ὁ τοῦ Νικίου ἀ. παῖς” D.21.165, cf. Arist.Pol.1262b23, EE1233b2; “αὕτη μονογενὴς αὐτῷ ἀγαπητή” LXX Jd.11.34, cf. To.3.10, Ev.Marc.12.6 (but cf. also 11.2), etc.; ἀγαπητός: μονογενής, Hsch.:—so of things, Arist.Rh.1365b16; “δαπίδιον ἓν ἀ.” Hipparch.Com.1; “προβάτιον” Men.319.3.
2. to be acquiesced in (as the least in a choice of evils), And.3.22, J.BJ5.10.3:—hence, ἀγαπητόν [ἐστι] one must be content, εἰ . . , ἐάν . . Pl.Prt.328b, X.Oec. 8.16, D.18.220, Arist.Metaph.1076a15, etc.; c. inf., EN1171a20.
2. of persons, beloved, “ἀδελφὲ ἀγαπητέ” LXX To.3.10: in letters, as a term of address, Ep.Rom.12.19, cf. PGrenf.2.73, etc.
2. just enough to content one, barely, scarcely, Pl.Ly.218c; “ἀ σωθῆναι” Lys. 6.45, cf. Diph.89.2, etc.