πολύς
πολύς
πολλή, πολύ [cogn., Eng. full, fill; bor., Eng. polygon, polysyllable, Polynesia], much, great, large; of time, long, pl., many, often joined with another adj. by καί, which is not translated. As subst., of πολλοί, the majority; won, much, a great part, τὸ πολύ, the greater part, ἐκ πολλοῦ, with a long start; ἐπὶ πολύ, for a long distance; ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πολύ, as a rule,
generally, Neut. acc. as adv., πολύ, much, far; πολλά, often, 190, 10. Comp. πλείων or πλέων, more, greater, larger, louder; pl., more, in greater numbers. As subst., ἐκ πλέονος, when at a greater distance, 103, 6. Neut. acc. as adv., πλέον, more. Sup. πλεῖστος, most, very abundant, pl., very many , strengthened by ὅτι or ὡς, as many as possible. As subst., of πλεῖστοι, most of them, the majority; τὰ πλεῖστα, larger part, περὶ πλείστου, of the greatest importance. Neut. acc. as adv., πλεῖστον, most, most thoroughly; ὡς πλεῖστον, as far as possible.
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πολύς
πολλή, πολύ [cogn., Eng. full, fill; bor., Eng. polygon, polysyllable, Polynesia], much, great, large; of time, long, pl., many, often joined with another adj. by καί, which is not translated. As subst., of πολλοί, the majority; won, much, a great part, τὸ πολύ, the greater part, ἐκ πολλοῦ, with a long start; ἐπὶ πολύ, for a long distance; ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πολύ, as a rule,
generally, Neut. acc. as adv., πολύ, much, far; πολλά, often, 190, 10. Comp. πλείων or πλέων, more, greater, larger, louder; pl., more, in greater numbers. As subst., ἐκ πλέονος, when at a greater distance, 103, 6. Neut. acc. as adv., πλέον, more. Sup. πλεῖστος, most, very abundant, pl., very many , strengthened by ὅτι or ὡς, as many as possible. As subst., of πλεῖστοι, most of them, the majority; τὰ πλεῖστα, larger part, περὶ πλείστου, of the greatest importance. Neut. acc. as adv., πλεῖστον, most, most thoroughly; ὡς πλεῖστον, as far as possible.
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:anabasis-mather-1962
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