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α409Ἀγχιστίνδηνby closeness, by next-of-kin… single-word adverb cognate with it is used of marriages by Pollux 6.175. The two adverbs introduced as comparanda are formed, like the headword, with the suffix -indhn. Aristotle contrasts a)risti/ndhn ('by merit') and plouti/ndhn …Matched in noteshighshort

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Ἀγχιστίνδην

by closeness, by next-of-kin

[Meaning] in accordance with closeness, like "by merit" and "by wealth."

Ἀγχιστίνδην· τὸ κατὰ ἀγχιστείαν, ὡς ἀριστίνδην καὶ πλουτίνδην.