A.different, unlike, Hdt.2.83, 4.81, Pl.Lg.964a, etc.; “παρά τι” Iamb. Myst.3.30: c. gen., differing from, Pl.Phlb.61d, etc.
b. several, various, “κατὰ τὰς δ. ὕλας” Phld.Sign.24; “δ. πρόσωπα” POxy.1033.88 (iv A.D.), cf. Ep.Hebr.9.13.
c. ambiguous, Hsch.
2. differing or disagreeing with another, “πολλοῖς δ. εἰμι” E.Med.579; esp. in hostile sense, at variance with, “Κλεομένεϊ” Hdt.5.75; “τοῖς οἰκείοις” Lys.14.44; ἀλλήλοις, ἑαυτοῖς, Pl.Prt.337b, Lg.679b; “ἀνώμαλος καὶ δ. πρὸς ἑαυτόν” Plu.Sull.6: c. gen., δ. τινος one's adversary, D.29.15, cf. Antiph.209.1, Philem.162.
3. excellent, distinguished, remarkable, Antiph.175.3; “δ. γλυκύτητι” D.S.2.57; “πρὸς ἀρετήν” Plu.Cleom.16: Comp., “ὄνομα” Ep.Hebr.1.4.
4. making a difference to one,
a. in good sense, advantageous, profitable, important, “δ. ἑτέρου μᾶλλον” Th.4.3; “πρὸς σωτηρίαν” Pl.Lg.779b.
1. difference, “σμικρόν τι τὸ δ. εὕροι τις ἄν” Hdt.2.7; διάφορα πολλὰ θεῶν βροτοῖσιν εἰσορῶ I see many differences between gods and men, E.Supp.612 (lyr.); μέγα τὸ δ. ἐστι (v.l. διαφέρον) Hp.Art.14; “ἆρα μικρὰ τὰ δ. ἑκατέροις τῆς οὑσίας;” Is.11.47; “ἡλίκα γ᾽ ἐστὶν τὰ διάφορ᾽ ἐνθάδ᾽ ἢ ἐκεῖ πολεμεῖν” D.1.27.
2. what concerns one, τῶν ἡμῖν ἐς τὰ μέγιστα διαφόρων matters of the greatest concern to us, Th.4.87; “τηλικούτων ὄντων αὐτῷ τῶν δ.” D.19.68, cf. Arist.Oec.1352b2.
3. difference, disagreement, ἕνεκα τῶν αὐτοῖς ἰδίᾳ δ. on account of their private differences, Th.1.68, cf. 2.37; τὸ Ἀθηναίων δ. difference with the A., Id.2.27.
4. in reference to money-matters, difference, balance, Hyp.Eux.17, cf. Epict.Ench.25.4; expenditure, Arist.VV1251b10; “ἡμικρολογία ἐστὶ φειδωλία τοῦ δ.” Thphr.Char.10.1: in pl., expenses, D.32.18, IG5(1).1390.45 (Andania, i B.C.); losses, OGI90.30 (ii B.C.), WilckenChr.11 B8 (ii B.C.).
b. ready money, cash, “χρείας γενομένης ἀναγκαίας τῷ δήμῳ διαφόρου” IG12(7).388.7 (Amorgos); sum of money, PSI4.330.8 (iii B.C.), UPZ3.7 (ii B.C.), Plb.4.18.8, IG12(5).653.56 (Syros, i B.C.), etc.: pl., Plb.31.27.13, CIG2695(Iasus); interest, “ἐπὶ διαφόρῳ ἡμιολίας” POxy.1040.8 (iii A.D.); price, Luc.Herm.81, D.L.6.9.
5. expenses of carriage, PAmh.2.69.12 (ii A.D.), PFay.86a11 (ii A.D.).
III. Adv. -ρως with a difference, “τοῖς παροῦσιν ἤθεσι δ. πολιτεύειν” Th.6.18, cf. Pl.Ion531b: c. gen., “δ. τῶν λοιπῶν δένδρων” Gp.10.37.1; in a variety of ways, Phld.D.3.9: Comp. “-ώτερον” Id.Mus.p.109K.
3. pre-eminently, “πρᾶος καὶ φιλάνθρωπος τῶν ἄλλων δ. ὤν” Id.24.196, cf. J.BJ2.8.9 (Sup.); “δ. συναρέσκει” Men.Epit.333, cf. Pk.72; excellently, with distinction, ἀγωνίσασθαι Sosyl.p.30B.; “δ. ἀπειργασμένος” Plb.13.7.2: Comp. “-ώτερον” Hsch.