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χρημᾰτ-ιστικός

chrematistikos

of, for traffic, money-making

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What it meant

χρημᾰτ-ιστικός · chrēmat-istikos — LSJ

of, for traffic, money-making, a man of business, portending gain, commercial class, art of money-making

of or for traffic and money-making, ὁ χ. a man of business, Pl. R. 581d; opp. ἀναλωτικός, ib. 558d; opp. στρατιωτικός, οἰκήσεις ib. 415e; opp. στρατηγικός, διατριβαί Plu. Crass. 17; χ. οἰωνός an omen portending gain, X. An. 6.1.23; τὸ χ. the commercial class, opp. τὸ πολεμικόν, etc., Arist. Pol. 1291b21; ἡ -κή (sc. τέχνη) the art of money-making, Pl. Grg. 477e, Euthd. 307a, al.; on its varieties, v. Arist. Pol. 1256b41.

II belonging to, fitted for the dispatch of public business, for holding conferences, giving audience

belonging to or fitted for the dispatch of public business, χ. σκηνή, πυλών, a tent, hall for holding conferences, giving audience, Plb. 5.81.5, 15.31.2.

2 notarial

notarial, τράπεζα PLond. 3.1164 d.4 (iii A. D.).

III oracular, prophetic

oracular, prophetic, ψυχή Porph. Abst. 4.10.

IV effective, operative

Astrol., effective, operative, τόποι Vett.Val. 29.18, Antioch.Astr. in Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(3).107; of stars Iamb. Myst. 3.30.

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