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πορ-ιστής , οῦ, ,
A.one who supplies or provides,π. τῶν κακῶν τῷ δήμῳTh.8.48; “φύλαξ καὶ π. ἀλλοτρίων χρημάτωνEus.Mynd.24; “δόξηςPhld.Rh.2.53 S.(Comp.).
b.abs., money-maker, J.AJ19.2.5.
2. pl., at Athens, a financial board appointed to raise extraordinary supplies, Ar.Ra.1505, Antipho 6.49, etc.: hence metaph., “τῶν χρημάτων αὐτοὶ ταμίαι καὶ π.D.4.33.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Antiphon, On the Choreutes, 49
    • Aristophanes, Frogs, 1505
    • Demosthenes, Philippic 1, 33
    • Flavius Josephus, Jewish Antiquities, 19.2.5
    • Thucydides, Histories, 8.48
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