δημοτ-ικός (demotikos)

Where it lives

Athenian Constitution 14 · 8.6/10k
Politics 39 · 5.97/10k
Fragments 1 · 2.51/10k
Euthydemus 1 · 0.8/10k
Epistles 1 · 0.59/10k
Republic 5 · 0.56/10k
Memorabilia 2 · 0.56/10k
Phaedo 1 · 0.46/10k
Hellenica 2 · 0.3/10k
Lives of Eminent Philosophers 2 · 0.19/10k
Metaphysics 1 · 0.13/10k
Cyropaedia 1 · 0.13/10k

Densest 12 of 15 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

δημοτ-ικός · dēmot-ikos — LSJ

of, for the people, in common use, popular, common, ordinary

of or for the people, in common use, δ. γράμματα in Egypt, opp. ἱρά, Hdt. 2.36; οἶνος Plu. Mar. 44; of opinions and the like, ὑπόληψις popular, Arist. Metaph. 989a11; common, ordinary, ὀνόματα Luc. Hist.Conscr. 22; ὕλη Max.Tyr. 10.7; πράγματα μικρὰ καὶ δ. Plu. Pyth. 2.408c.

2 public affairs

= δημόσιος, τὰ -κά public affairs, Alciphr. 1.4; δ. λειτουργία PSI 1.86 (iv A. D.).

II of the populace, one of them

of the populace, one of them, D. 21.209. Adv. -κῶς, ἐσταλμένος Luc. Scyth. 5.

2 on the popular, democratic side, for the people, popular, generous, kindly, affable, affably, kindly

on the popular or democratic side, τὸ σόφισμα δ. Ar. Nu. 205; ὄρνεα δ. Id. Av. 1584; τὴν οὐ δ. παρανομίαν Th. 6.28; opp. ὀλιγαρχικός, Isoc. 16.37; λέγεις πόσα δεῖ προσεῖναι τῷ δ. D. 18.122; οὐδὲν δ. πράττειν to do nothing for the people, X. HG 2.3.39; δ. συκοφάνται Isoc. 8.133: generally, popular, δ. καὶ φιλάνθρωπος X. Mem. 1.2.60; τῶν μετρίων τινὰ καὶ δ. D. 21.183; δημοτικὸν τοῦτο δρᾷ Antiph. 190.19: hence, generous, kindly, affable, X. Mem. 1.2.60; δ. τι καὶ πρᾶον Pl. Euthd. 303d; πρᾶός τις κα

3 popular, democratic

of governments, popular, democratic, πολιτεία Arist. Pol. 1292b13: Comp. -ώτερα Id. Ath. 22.1.

4 trying suits between citizens

δ. δικαστήριον trying suits between citizens, SIG 286.17 (Milet., iv B. C.).

5 in a spirit of equality, like a free and independent citizen

Adv. χρῆσθαι ἀλλήλοις δ. in a spirit of equality, Arist. Pol. 1308a11; δ. πεπαιδευμένοι ib. 1310a17; δ. ἐρίζειν like a free and independent citizen, Luc. Ner. 9.

III of, belonging to a deme

of or belonging to a deme, opp. δημόσιος, Lex ap. D. 43.71; ἱερά Hsch. s.v. δημοτελῆ.

In the wild

δημοτικά · dēmotika Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..10 (DIORISIS sentence 122)
δημοτικώτατος · dēmotikōtatos Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..13 (DIORISIS sentence 170)
δημοτικώτατος · dēmotikōtatos Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..14 (DIORISIS sentence 174)
δημοτικὸν · dēmotikon Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..16 (DIORISIS sentence 208)
δημοτικῶν · dēmotikōn Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..16 (DIORISIS sentence 211)
δημοτικοί · dēmotikoi Aristotle, Athenian Constitution Ath. Pol..18 (DIORISIS sentence 233)

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