ajxiovniko"
ajxiov-ni<Eth>ko" , on , ( nivkh ) worthy of victory, Xen .; c. inf ., ajxionikovtero" e[cein tou`to to; kravto" more worthy to hold this power, Hdt.
ajxiopenqhv"
ajxio-penqhv" , ev" , ( pevnqo" ) lamentable, Eur.
ajxiovpisto"
ajxiov-pisto" , on , trustworthy, Plat ., Dem. ; ei[" ti in a thing, Xen.
ajxioprephv"
ajxio-prephv" , ev" , ( prevpw ) becoming, goodly, Xen.
ajxiovrato"
ajxi-ovra<Eth>to" , on , worth seeing, Luc.
a[xio"
a[xio" , iva, ion , ( a[gw IV, and so properly) weighing as much, of like value, worth as much as, c. gen ., Il., Hdt. ; oujdÆ eJno;" a[xioiv eijmen {Ektoro" we are not worth one Hector, Il.; pavntwn a[xion h\mar , Lat. instar omnium , Ib.; pollou` a[xio" worth much, Xen. ; pleivstou a[xion , quantivis pretii, Thuc .; so, pantov", tou` panto;" a[xion Plat .; lovgou a[xio" , = ajxiovlogo" , Hdt. , etc. :— opp. to these are oujdevno" a[x . Theogn. ; ojlivgou, smikrou` a[x . Plat. , etc.
2. c. dat. pers., soi; dÆ a[xiovn ejstin ajmoibh`" ‘tis worth a return to thee, i.e. will bring thee a return, Od.; pollou` or pleivstou a[xion ei\naiv tini Xen ., etc.
3.
absol.
worthy, goodly,
of persons and things, Od.,
etc.
; in
Att.
it sometimes has an opposite sense,
of a proper value, cheap,
Ar.
b.
of things,
deserved, meet, due,
divkh
Soph
.;
cavri"
Xen.
4.
sufficient for,
c. gen
.,
Dem.
II.
worthy of, deserving, meet for,
c. gen.
rei,
fugh`", gevlwto"
Eur
.;
c. gen. pers.
,
poiei`n a[xia ou[te uJmw`n ou[te patevrwn
Thuc
.:
—c. gen.
rei et
dat.
pers.,
hJmi`n dÆ jAcilleu;" a[xio" timh`"
is worthy of
honour
at
our hands,
Eur.
;
pollw`n ajgaqw`n a[xio" uJmi`n
Ar.
2. c. inf ., pefavsqai a[xio" worthy to be killed, Il.; a[xiov" eijmi plhga;" labei`n I deserve a flogging,
3. a[xiovn »ejsti1/4 ’tis meet, fit, due, Il., Hdt. ; c. dat. pers. et inf. , th`/ povlei a[xion xullabei`n to;n a[ndra ‘tis meet for the city, is her duty, to arrest the man, Ar. :—the inf. is sometimes omitted, a[xion ga;r\Ellavdi ’tis meet in the eyes of Hellas [so to do], Id.
III. Adv. ajxivw" , c. gen ., worthily of, Hdt .: —absol ., Soph.
ajxiovskepto"
ajxiov-skepto" , on , ( skevptomai ) worth considering, Xen.
ajxiospouvdasto"
ajxio-spouvdasto" , on , ( spoudavzomai ) worthy of zealous endeavours, Xen.
Ar.