χρηστός, ή, όν, (χράομαι) of things, like{χρήσιμος},
useful, good of its kind, serviceable, [τόξα] χρηστὰ οὐδέν [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; [γῆ] [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἰκία, opposed to μοχθηρά, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ χ. μέλιττα, opposed to οἱ κηφῆνες, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]: frequently of
wholesome food, μελίτωμα [
Refs]; ποτόν, σῖτος, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: with
genitive,
for a thing, νεύρων
for the sinews, [
Refs 4th c.BC+] (but
pleasant to taste,
nice, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of victims and omens,
auspicious, ἱρά, σφάγια, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τελευτὴ χ. a
happy end or issue, [
Refs]:
plural, τὰ χ, as
substantive,
benefits, kindnesses, [
Refs]; χρηστόν τι συμβουλεύειν, χρηστὰ ἐπιτηδεύειν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρηστὰ λέγειν, πράττειν, etc, [
Refs 4th c.BC+] also,
happy event, ἐκτελοῖτο δὴ τὰ χ. [
Refs 4th c.BC+];
prosperity, success, τὰ χ. δ᾽ αὔθ᾽ ἕκαστ᾽ ἔχει φίλους [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2) in moral sense, opposed to κακός, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to πονηρός, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ χ, opposed to τὸ αἰσχρόν, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρηστός, opposed to λυπρός, [
Refs 5th c.BC+] if
working for good, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
3)
good for its purpose, effective (even for evil), τραῦμα, δῆγμα, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
4) Grammars,
in use, current, ποιηταῖς χρηστά [
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II) of persons,
good, especially in war,
valiant, true, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally,
good, honest, worthy, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of women, ἐρεῖ τις ὡς Κλυταιμνήστρα κακή· Ἄλκηστιν ἀντέθηκα χρηστήν [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; of
good citizens,
useful, deserving, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; but also ironically, ὁ χ. οὑτοσί [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II.b) frequently on Epitaphs, [
Refs]
II.c) with
infinitive, ὅσοι προβατεύειν χ. [
Refs 4th c.AD+]
II.2) οἱ χρηστοί, like{οἱ ἀγαθοί}, those of
good family, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.3) of the gods,
propitious, merciful, bestowing health or
wealth, θεῶν χρηστῶν ἥκειν εὖ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.4) of men,
good, kindly, δούλῳ. χ. γενόμενός ἐστι δεσπότης πατρίς [
NT+4th c.BC+]
II.4.b) sometimes
simple, silly, like{εὐήθης, χρηστὸς εἶ ὅτι ἡγῇ}, you're
a nice fellow, to think that, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.5) of a man,
strong, able in body for sexual intercourse, ={γυναικὶ χρῆσθαι δυνάμενος}, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.6) of the
dead, whence χρηστὸν ποιεῖν ={ἀποκτιννύναι}, in a treaty between the Spartans and Tegea, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
III)
adverb -τῶς well, properly, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]