διάφορος

διάφορ-ος, ον,

A different, unlike, Hdt.2.83, 4.81, Pl.Lg.964a, etc.;

παρά τι Iamb. Myst.3.30

: c. gen., differing from, Pl.Phlb.61d, etc.

b several, various,

κατὰ τὰς δ. ὕλας Phld.Sign.24

;

δ. πρόσωπα POxy.1033.88

(iv A.D.), cf. Ep.Hebr.9.13.

c ambiguous, Hsch.

2 differing or disagreeing with another,

πολλοῖς δ. εἰμι E.Med.579

; esp. in hostile sense, at variance with,

Κλεομένεϊ Hdt.5.75

;

τοῖς οἰκείοις Lys.14.44

; ἀλλήλοις, ἑαυτοῖς, Pl.Prt.337b, Lg.679b;

ἀνώμαλος καὶ δ. πρὸς ἑαυτόν Plu.Sull.6

: c. gen., δ. τινος one's adversary, D.29.15, cf. Antiph.209.1, Philem.162.

3 excellent, distinguished, remarkable, Antiph.175.3;

δ. γλυκύτητι D.S.2.57

;

πρὸς ἀρετήν Plu.Cleom.16

: [comp] Comp.,

ὄνομα Ep.Hebr.1.4

.

4 making a difference to one,

a in good sense, advantageous, profitable, important,

δ. ἑτέρου μᾶλλον Th.4.3

;

πρὸς σωτηρίαν Pl.Lg.779b

.

b rarely in bad sense, disagreeable, γείτονα γείτονι μηδὲν ποιεῖν δ. ib. 843c.

II as Subst., διάφορον, τό,

1 difference,

σμικρόν τι τὸ δ. εὕροι τις ἄν Hdt.2.7

; διάφορα πολλὰ θεῶν βροτοῖσιν εἰσορῶ I see many differences between gods and men, E.Supp.612 (lyr.); μέγα τὸ δ. ἐστι (v.l. διαφέρον) Hp.Art.14;

ἆρα μικρὰ τὰ δ. ἑκατέροις τῆς οὑσίας; Is.11.47

;

ἡλίκα γ' ἐστὶν τὰ διάφορ' ἐνθάδ' ἢ ἐκεῖ πολεμεῖν D.1.27

.

2 what concerns one, τῶν ἡμῖν ἐς τὰ μέγιστα διαφόρων matters of the greatest concern to us, Th.4.87;

τηλικούτων ὄντων αὐτῷ τῶν δ. D.19.68

, cf. Arist.Oec.1352b2.

3 difference, disagreement, ἕνεκα τῶν αὐτοῖς ἰδίᾳ δ. on account of their private differences, Th.1.68, cf. 2.37; τὸ Ἀθηναίων δ. difference with the A., Id.2.27.

4 in reference to money-matters, difference, balance, Hyp.Eux.17, cf. Epict.Ench.25.4; expenditure, Arist.VV1251b10;

ἡμικρολογία ἐστὶ φειδωλία τοῦ δ. Thphr.Char.10.1

: in pl., expenses, D.32.18, IG5(1).1390.45 (Andania, i B.C.); losses, OGI90.30 (ii B.C.), WilckenChr.11 B8 (ii B.C.).

b ready money, cash,

χρείας γενομένης ἀναγκαίας τῷ δήμῳ διαφόρου IG12(7).388.7

([place name] Amorgos); sum of money, PSI4.330.8 (iii B.C.), UPZ3.7 (ii B.C.), Plb.4.18.8, IG12(5).653.56 (Syros, i B.C.), etc.: pl., Plb.31.27.13, CIG2695 ([place name] Iasus); interest,

ἐπὶ διαφόρῳ ἡμιολίας POxy.1040.8

(iii A.D.); price, Luc.Herm.81, D.L.6.9.

5 expenses of carriage, PAmh.2.69.12 (ii A.D.), PFay.86a11 (ii A.D.).

III Adv. -ρως with a difference,

τοῖς παροῦσιν ἤθεσι δ. πολιτεύειν Th.6.18

, cf. Pl.Ion531b: c. gen.,

δ. τῶν λοιπῶν δένδρων Gp.10.37.1

; in a variety of ways, Phld.D.3.9: [comp] Comp.

-ώτερον Id.Mus.p.109K.

2

δ. ἔχειν

differ,

Pl.Phlb.25e

, etc.;

δ. ἔχειν τινί

to differ with . .,

D.33.18

.

3 pre-eminently,

πρᾶος καὶ φιλάνθρωπος τῶν ἄλλων δ. ὤν Id.24.196

, cf. J.BJ2.8.9 ([comp] Sup.);

δ. συναρέσκει Men.Epit.333

, cf. Pk.72; excellently, with distinction, ἀγωνίσασθαι Sosyl.p.30B.;

δ. ἀπειργασμένος Plb.13.7.2

: [comp] Comp.

-ώτερον Hsch.