A.accompanying, λιμὸς ἀεργῷ σύμφορος ἀνδρί hunger is the sluggard's companion, Hes.Op.302: c. gen., “πενίης οὐ σύμφοροι, ἀλλὰ κόροιο” Id.Th.593.
II. suitable, useful, profitable, c. dat., ἔκτη . . κούρῃ οὐ σύμφορός ἐστιν the sixth day is not good for a girl, Id.Op.783; “οὐ . . σύμφορόν ἐστι γυνὴ νέα ἀνδρὶ γέροντι” Thgn.457; “ἡ πενίη κακῷ σύμφορος ἀνδρὶ φέρειν” Id.526; “πολλῷ ξυμφορώτερον ἐς . . ” Th.3.47; “πρὸς . . ” Pl.Lg.766e, Isoc.6.74 (Sup.); σύμφορόν ἐστι, = συμφέρει, Hdt.8.60.ά, S.OC592; “Πλούτῳ . . τοῦτο -ώτατον” Ar.Pl.1162, cf. Th.2.36: τὰ ς. what is expedient, S.OC464, etc.; τῶν ἀναγκαίων ξυμφόρων διαναστάς departing from his necessary (i.e. natural) interests, Th.4.128; “δρᾶν τὰ -ώτατά τινι” E.Med.876; τὸ ὑμέτερον ξ. your plea of expediency, opp. τὸ δίκαιον, Th.5.98, cf. 3.47. Adv., -ρως ἔχειν to be expedient, Isoc.5.102; “Χρῆσθαι” X.Cyr.4.2.45: Comp. “-ώτερον” Id.HG6.5.39: Sup. “-ώτατα” Th.8.43, X.Cyr.5.3.22, PCair.Zen.637.14 (iii B.C.), etc.
2. rarely of persons, ξυμφορώτατοι προσπολεμῆσαι most convenient to make war upon, Th.8.96.