ἥσσων
ἥσσων, ἧσσον, gen. ονος; Att. ἥττων, Ion. ἥσσων (not ἕσσων) Hdt. (v. infr.), Democr. 50, Hp. VC 2: formed from ἦκα (prop. ἠσσ-, cf. ἤκιστος), but in sense Comp. of κακός, μικρός:
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Prt. 353c", "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg022.perseus-grc2:353c" } }, { "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-64697", "data": { "quote": "γαστρὸς ἢ οἴνου ἢ ἀφροδισίων ἢ πόνου ἢ ὕπνου", "ref": "X. Mem. 1.5.1", "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002:1.5.perseus-grc2.1" } }, { "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-64698", "data": { "quote": "χρημάτων", "ref": "", "urn": "" } }, { "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-64699", "data": { "quote": "τοῦ πεπρωμένου", "ref": "E. Hel. 1660", "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg014.perseus-grc2:1660" } }, { "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-64700", "data": { "quote": "νόσων καὶ γήρως", "ref": "Lys. 2.78", "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg002.perseus-grc2:78" } } ], "children": [] }, { "label": "III", "definition": "ἧσσον, ἧττον, as Adv., <i>less,</i> ὀλίγον δέ τί μʼ ἧσσ. ἐτίμα Od. 15.365, cf. E. Hipp. 264 (anap.); ἧσσόν τι Th. 3.75; ἧσσ. ἑτέρων Id. 1.84; ὁμοίως τε τρωθεὶς καὶ ἧσσ. Hp. l.c.: mostly with Verbs, but also with Adjs., ἀριστοκρατίαι . . αἱ μὲν ἧττ., αἱ δὲ μᾶλλον μόνιμοι Arist. Pol. 1307a14, cf. Mete. 340b8: with a Comp., ἧττ. ἀκριβέστερον Id. Pr. 957b8; ἧττ. εὐληπτοτέραν D.H. 3.43 codd.: with neg., οὐχ ἧσσ., οὐδʼ ἧσσ., not a whit <i>less, just as much,</i> A. Ch. 181, 708, Th. 1.8; οὐδὲν ἧσσ., μηδὲν ἧσσ., S. Aj. 276, 1329; for τὸ μᾶλλον καὶ ἧττ., v. μάλα.", "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n47617-0-0-2", "citations": [ { "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-64701", "data": { "quote": "ὀλίγον δέ τί μʼ ἧσσ. ἐτίμα", "ref": "Od. 15.365", "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:15.365" } }, { "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-64702", "data": { "quote": "ἧσσόν τι", "ref": "Th. 3.75", "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc2:3.75" } }, { "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-64703", "data": { "quote": "ἧσσ. ἑτέρων", "ref": "Id. 1.84", "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.84" } }, { "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-64704", "data": { "quote": "ἀριστοκρατίαι . . αἱ μὲν ἧττ., αἱ δὲ μᾶλλον μόνιμοι", "ref": "Arist. Pol. 1307a14", "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035:1307a.perseus-grc2.14" } }, { "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-64705", "data": { "quote": "ἧττ. ἀκριβέστερον", "ref": "Id. Pr. 957b8", "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:957b.perseus-grc2.8" } }, { "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-64706", "data": { "quote": "ἧττ. εὐληπτοτέραν", "ref": "D.H. 3.43", "urn": "urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001.perseus-grc2:3.43" } } ], "children": [] } ] } ] } ], "key": "h(/sswn", "type": "main" }