ἄριστος
ἄριστος [ ᾰ], η, ον, (with Art. Ep. ὤριστος Il. 11.288, Att. ἅριστος)
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ἄριστος [ ᾰ], η, ον, (with Art. Ep. ὤριστος Il. 11.288, Att. ἅριστος)
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best in its kind, and so in all sorts of relations, serving as Sup. of ἀγαθός:
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best in birth and rank, noblest: hence, like ἀριστεύς, a chief, Ἀργείων οἱ ἄριστοι Il. 4.260, cf. 6.209; ἄ. ἔην πολὺ δὲ πλείστους ἄγε λαούς 2.580; θεῶν ὕπατος καὶ ἄ. 19.258; πατρὸς πάντων ἀ. παῖδα S. El. 366; ἀνδρῶν τῶν ἀ. ὁμιλίη, opp. δῆμος, Hdt. 3.81, cf. Cic. Att. 9.4.2.
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Il. 4.260
Ἀργείων οἱ ἄριστοι
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2.580
ἄ. ἔην πολὺ δὲ πλείστους ἄγε λαούς
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19.258
θεῶν ὕπατος καὶ ἄ.
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S. El. 366
πατρὸς πάντων ἀ. παῖδα
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best in any way, bravest, ἀνδρῶν αὖ μέγʼ ἄ. ἔην Τελαμώνιος Αἴας Il. 2.768, cf. 7.50, etc.; οἰωνοπόλων, σκυτοτόμων ὄχʼ ἄ., 6.76, 7.221.
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Il. 2.768
ἀνδρῶν αὖ μέγʼ ἄ. ἔην Τελαμώνιος Αἴας
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βουλῇ μετὰ πάντας . . ἔπλευ ἄ. 9.54, al.; ἔγχεσιν εἶναι ἀρίστους Od. 4.211.
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9.54
βουλῇ μετὰ πάντας . . ἔπλευ ἄ.
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Od. 4.211
ἔγχεσιν εἶναι ἀρίστους
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c
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εἶδος ἄριστε Il. 3.39; ψυχὴν ἄ. Ar. Nu. 1048.
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Il. 3.39
εἶδος ἄριστε
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Ar. Nu. 1048
ψυχὴν ἄ.
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d
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inf., ἄριστοι μάχεσθαι X. Cyr. 5.4.44; ἄ. διαβολὰς ἐνδέκεσθαι readiest to give ear to calumnies, Hdt. 3.80; ἄ. ἀπατᾶσθαι best, i.e. easiest, to cheat, Th. 3.38.
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X. Cyr. 5.4.44
ἄριστοι μάχεσθαι
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morally best, εἴς τινα E. Alc. 83 (lyr.); οἱ ἄ. ἁπλῶς κατʼ ἀρετήν Arist. Pol. 1293b3.
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E. Alc. 83
εἴς τινα
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Arist. Pol. 1293b3
οἱ ἄ. ἁπλῶς κατʼ ἀρετήν
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4
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best, most useful, πόλει E. Fr. 194 codd. (leg. ἀρεστός) αὑτῷ Id. Heracl. 5.
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E. Fr. 194
πόλει
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Id. Heracl. 5
αὑτῷ
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II
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best, finest, ἵπποι Il. 2.763; μήλων, ὑῶν, Od. 9.432, 14.414; τεύχεʼ ἄριστα Il. 15.616; χῶρος Od. 5.442; ποταμῶν ἄ. τά τε ἄλλα καὶ ἀκέσασθαι Hdt. 4.90; ἄριστα φέρεσθαι win an excellent reward, S. El. 1097 (lyr.).
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Il. 2.763
ἵπποι
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Il. 15.616
τεύχεʼ ἄριστα
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Od. 5.442
χῶρος
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Hdt. 4.90
ποταμῶν ἄ. τά τε ἄλλα καὶ ἀκέσασθαι
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III
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Adv., ἄριστα best, most excellently, ὄχʼ ἄ. Il. 3.110, Od. 13.365, cf. Hdt. 1.193, al., etc.; ἄριστά γε, in answers, well said! Pl. Tht. 163c: later also ἀρίστως Iamb. Myst. 3.14.
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Il. 3.110
ὄχʼ ἄ.
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Iamb. Myst. 3.14
ἀρίστως
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Citations (From Models)
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{'quote': 'ψυχὴν ἄ.', 'ref': 'Ar. Nu. 1048', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc2:1048'}
{'quote': 'ἄριστοι μάχεσθαι', 'ref': 'X. Cyr. 5.4.44', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007:5.4.perseus-grc2.44'}
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{'quote': 'ἵπποι', 'ref': 'Il. 2.763', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.763'}
{'quote': 'τεύχεʼ ἄριστα', 'ref': 'Il. 15.616', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.616'}
{'quote': 'χῶρος', 'ref': 'Od. 5.442', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:5.442'}
{'quote': 'ποταμῶν ἄ. τά τε ἄλλα καὶ ἀκέσασθαι', 'ref': 'Hdt. 4.90', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.90'}
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