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- ω271Ὠφελιμώτεροςmore useful, rather useful[no gloss]
- χ499Χρήσιμον πρᾶγμαuseful matter, useful thing"That which offers service of [some] benefit; but [something] serviceable [is] that which turns out a laudable use."
- χ497Χρήσιμονuseful[Meaning] something good, that which offers use of [some] benefit.
- χ516Χρηστουργίαuseful service… "She flees, longing to repay the man some time with useful service."
- ε2851Ἐπωφελέςhelpful, useful[no gloss]
- ω270Ὠφέλιμον πρᾶγμαuseful affair, useful matter… o)fe/llw [means] I amplify/increase. Xenophon [writes]: "since they said nothing useful, they were slaughtered.".
- χ498Χρήσιμονuseful… "They were so ruined that neither of the wrecks was useful in any way, but they were disabled."
- χ515Χρηστόςuseful[Meaning] he who/that which is good. And [one is] good out of love, but not out of necessity. But *xristo/s ["Christ, Messiah"] [is] he who has been anointed with oil. And *xristo/s [is] our …
- χ508Χρηστάserviceable [things][Meaning] useful [ones], good [ones].
- χ500Χρῆσιςuse"Use" [xrh=sis] is said [to be] the service of some useful things, but "useful" [xrh/sima] is said particularly of the instruments of good things. So of these, the uses [are] preferred, and [useful things] …
- α3993Ἀρωγήassistance… [sc. attested is the related adjective] a)rwgo/s ["assisting"], [meaning] helpful. Useful.
- ε1037Ἐμπολέμιαwar-equipment[Meaning] the things necessary and useful for war.
- μ712Μεταμώνιοςwindbag[sc. Someone] worthless, useful for nothing. Aristophanes [writes]: "a windbag would go to the crows".
- κ1800Κλίβανοςoven… a woman in that it takes in things that are useful for life." They are recipients of fire.
- χ514Χρηστόνdecent, serviceable[*xrhsto/n means the same as] xrh/simon ["useful"]. "[They] having bought a decent bit of salt fish for the field."
- ε3411ΕὔδημοςEudemos, Eudemus… by the Orators and the Most Literary Historians - very useful!
- α2508Ἀνθηράflowering, fresh… what is new and fresh is popular". Birds which are useful and fresh we raise at home, while we eat those that are not fresh. Aristophanes in Acharnians [writes]: "you saw, o whole city, …
- α3952Ἄρκειος κεφαλὴbear's head… and 'bear's [a)/rkeion] flesh'. But a)/rkion ["sufficient"] [means] adequate and useful.
- γ201Γέρων γέροντοςold man [and] old man's… w)= ge/ron. And [there is] a proverb: "never do anything useful to/for an old man." It recommends not doing good indiscriminately.
- κ327ΚάππαριςcaperA kind of plant. Its fruit seems to be useful to doctors. Zeno of Kition "used to swear 'by caper', just as Socrates [did] 'by dog'."
- α3315Ἀποθέσθαιto set aside, store away… period of inactivity in winter be set aside for some useful business."
- μ269Μαστόςbreast… if this were to be occupied, it would turn out useful in many ways later [...]." "There was a breast above them, next to which the narrow road was."
- κ2319Κραμβοτάτουloudest, quite loud, very loud… an improviser in his plays. Or [meaning] air-dried; or very useful.
- δ507ΔιαβήτηςcompassThe compass [is] an instrument, useful for many crafts, [which is shaped] rather like the letter l[ambda]. By inserting one half of this instrument and moving the other half around, they make circles. The …
- ν393ΝικόλαοςNikolaos, Nicolaus… for free men, as well as much of what was useful for life, and most of all what was accessible to both youth and old age, and said that in addition the Muses were …
- γ479Γυμνασίαexercise[Meaning] practice. Dialectic is useful for three reasons: for exercise, for conversations, for philosophical sciences. Exercise, he is saying, is what happens in discussion over things; for they take a problem and will make …
- β425Βούλευμαdecision, resolution… finding a boulema that would be good and noble and useful for every task."
- λ329ΛεύκιοςLucius, Leukios… on account of certain resources, having a wife who was useful in other areas and [especially] as a natural partner for every sort of practical undertaking. Coming into Rome and obtaining citizenship, he immediately …
- ε2615Ἐπιστάτηςchairman, epistates… ..." For the opportune time is the timely and most/very useful [thing] for each activity: where even serious [efforts] occurring at the wrong time are not accepted, as a physician conversing with one who …
- λ794ΛυκαβηττὸςLykabettos, Lycabettus… and the heights of Parnassoses, is this teaching what is useful?". In reference to those boasting for some reason. Aristophanes [sc. says this].