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ἰδῐωτ-ικός

idiotikos

of, for a private person, private, private

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Where it lives

  • Oeconomica II 4 · 8.51/10k
  • Hiero 4 · 6.71/10k
  • Economics 4 · 6.45/10k
  • Ars Poetica 5 · 4.94/10k
  • Enchiridion 2 · 4.03/10k
  • Machabaeorum IV 2 · 2.59/10k
  • Ion 1 · 2.49/10k
  • Constitution of the Lacedaemonians 1 · 2.06/10k
  • Critias 1 · 2.02/10k
  • Euthydemus 2 · 1.61/10k
  • Meditations 4 · 1.38/10k
  • Hippias Major 1 · 1.18/10k

Densest 12 of 25 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

ἰδῐωτ-ικός · idiōt-ikos — LSJ

of, for a private person, private, private, in private suits, private, on private land

of or for a private person, private, σῖτος καὶ ἑωυτοῦ καὶ ἰ. Hdt. 1.21; πύργος Id. 4.164; opp. δημόσιος, ἱερά SIG 1015.9 (Halic.); opp. κοινός, οἰκίαι ib. 987.5 (Chios, iv B.C.); opp. βασιλικός, Pl. Criti. 117b, cf. Isoc. 9.72; ἰ. σύγγραμμα, opp. πολιτικόν, Pl. Phdr. 258d; ἰ. τριήρεις, opp. the Paralos, D. 21.174; οἰωνὸς οὐκ ἰ., i.e. indicating royalty, X. An. 6.1.23; ἰ. τράπεζα private bank, PLond. 3.1168.21 (i A.D.); δάνεια, opp. δημόσια, ib. 932.8 (iii A.D.); συμβόλαια D.H. 10.57; ἰ. λόγοι sp

II not done by rules of art, unprofessional, amateurish, commonplace, everyday, vulgar, in a special way

not done by rules of art, unprofessional, amateurish, Pl. Euthd. 282d; φαῦλον καὶ ἰ. Id. Hp.Ma. 287a, Ion 532e; λέξις S.E. M. 1.234; λήμματα Gal. 5.213; of language, commonplace, everyday, τὸ ἰ. Arist. Po. 1458a21, 32, cf. D.L. 10.13 (Sup.); but also, vulgar, Phld. Po. 2.71, Longin. 43.1. Adv., μὴ φαύλως μηδὲ -κῶς Pl. Lg. 966e; ἰ. καὶ γελοίως Id. Euthd. 278d; ἰ. ἔχειν Id. Cra. 394a; ἰ. τὸ σῶμα ἔχειν, i.e. to neglect gymnastic exercises, Id. Lg. 839e, X. Mem. 3.12.1; also, in a special way, Phld.

III unprofessional

of persons, unprofessional, Apollon.Cit. 3.

IV common

ἄρτοι ἰ. common bread, UPZ 94.17 (ii B.C.).

V cloistered

ἰ. βίος cloistered life, Marcellin. Puls. 138.

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