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ἀρετή [α^], ,
A.goodness, excellence, of any kind, in Hom. esp. of manly qualities, “ποδῶν ἀρετὴν ἀναφαίνωνIl.20.411; “ἀμείνων παντοίας ἀρετὰς ἠμὲν πόδας ἠδὲ μάχεσθαι καὶ νόον15.642; so of the gods, “τῶν περ καὶ μείζων . τιμή τε βίη τε9.498; also of women, Od.2.206; . εἵνεκα for valour, Hdt.8.92: pl., . ἀπεδείκνυντο displayed brave deeds, Id.1.176, 9.40.
b. later, of the gods, chiefly in pl., glorious deeds, wonders, miracles, SIG1172, Str.17.1.17; “ζῶσαι .IG14.966, cf. 1 Ep.Pet.2.9: also in sg., “ὄψιν ἰδοῦσα ἀρετὴν τῆς θεοῦIG2.1426b, cf. Isyll. 62, BSA21.169,180.
2. generally, excellence, . τελείωσίς τιςArist. Metaph.1021b20, cf.EN1106a15, etc.; of persons, “ἄνδρα πὺξ ἀρετὰν εὑρόνταPi.O.7.89, cf. P.4.187, B.9.13, etc.; “τὸ φρονεῖν . μεγίστηHeraclit. 112: in pl., forms of excellence,μυρίαι ἀνδρῶν .B.13.8, cf. Gorg. Fr.8, etc.; “δικαστοῦ αὕτη .Pl.Ap.18a; esp. moral virtue, Democr. 179, 263, al., Gorg.Fr.6; opp. κακία, X.Mem.2.1.21, cf.Pl.R.500d, Lg. 963a, 963c sq., D.60.17, Arist.EN1102a6, Pol.1295a37, etc.; good nature, kindness, etc., E.Fr.163.
b. of animals, things, as land, Hdt.4.198, 7.5, Th.1.2; ἐν ἀρετῇ κειμένη γῆ productive land, PTeb.5.165 (ii B. C.); “ἵππουHdt.3.88; κυνῶν, ἵππων, Pl.R.335b; σκεύους ib.601d; [ἀστακοῦ] Archestr.Fr.24; “. βίουPl.R.618c; “πολιτείαςLg.886b, etc.
3. prosperity, Od.13.45.
II. . εἴς τινα active merit, good service done him, “ἐς τοὺς ἝλληναςTh.3.58, cf. 2.40; “. περί τιναX. An.1.4.8; “ἀνταποδοῦναι .Th.4.19; “ἀρετὰς παρασχέσθαι ὑπέρ τινοςD.19.312; ἀρετῆς ἕνεκα, freq. in honorary Inscrr., IG22.107.14, etc.
IV. Ἀρετή personified, Prodic.1, Arist.Fr.675, Callix.2, CIG2786, SIG 985.10, etc.
V. . σου as a title, Your worship, PLips.13 ii 20, etc.
VI. an engine of war, Ath.Mech.38.11.
VII. a plaster, Androm. ap. Gal.13.531.
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