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          "definition": "<i>stronger, mightier,</i> κ. βασιλεύς, ὅτε χώσεται ἀνδρὶ χέρηϊ Il. 1.80; esp. in battle, κρείσσοσιν ἶφι μάχεσθαι 21.486; Διὸς κ. νόος ἠέ περ ἀνδρῶν 16.688; κεραυνοῦ κρέσσον . . βέλος Pi. I. 8(7).36, cf. Hdt. 7.172, Hp. l.c., etc.; κρείσσων χεῖρας Antipho 4.4.7; τὸ τοῦ κ. συμφέρον Pl. R. 338c, cf. Democr. 267: hence, <i>having the upper hand, superior,</i> ὁππότερος δέ κε νικήσῃ κ. τε γένηται Il. 3.71; κ. ἀρετῇ τε βίῃ τε 23.578: as Law-term, of witnesses, κάρτονανς ἦμεν <i>prevail,</i> Leg.Gort. l.c.",
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              "data": {
                "quote": "κ. βασιλεύς, ὅτε χώσεται ἀνδρὶ χέρηϊ",
                "ref": "Il. 1.80",
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                "quote": "κρείσσοσιν ἶφι μάχεσθαι",
                "ref": "21.486",
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                "quote": "Διὸς κ. νόος ἠέ περ ἀνδρῶν",
                "ref": "16.688",
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              "data": {
                "quote": "κεραυνοῦ κρέσσον . . βέλος",
                "ref": "Pi. I. 8(7).36",
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                "quote": "κρείσσων χεῖρας",
                "ref": "Antipho 4.4.7",
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              "data": {
                "quote": "τὸ τοῦ κ. συμφέρον",
                "ref": "Pl. R. 338c",
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                "quote": "ὁππότερος δέ κε νικήσῃ κ. τε γένηται",
                "ref": "Il. 3.71",
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              "data": {
                "quote": "κ. ἀρετῇ τε βίῃ τε",
                "ref": "23.578",
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              "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-80707",
              "data": {
                "quote": "κάρτονανς ἦμεν",
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                  "label": "2",
                  "definition": "Comp. of ἀγαθός, <i>better,</i> κρέσσονες oneʼs <i>betters,</i> esp. in point of rank, Pi. O. 10(11).39, N. 10.72 (but also, <i>the stronger, more powerful,</i> E. Or. 710, Th. 1.8, etc.); ἐς τοὺς τοκέας καὶ ἐς τοὺς κρέσσονας τεθυμῶσθαι Hdt. 3.52, cf. SIG 685.134 ( Magn. Mae., ii B. C.); οἱ κ. corps of guards at Thebes, Plu. Gen.Socr. 2.598e; κρείσσονες θεοί, of the <i>greater</i> gods, as opp. to Oceanus, A. Pr. 902 (lyr.); ὁ κ. Ζεύς Id. Ag. 60 (anap.); οἱ κ. the <i>Higher Powers,</i> Id. Fr. 10, Pl. Sph. 216b, Euthd. 291a, etc.; τὰ κρείσσω, = τὰ θεῖα, E. Ion 973; τὸ κ. the <i>Almighty, Providence,</i> Corp.Herm. 18.11, Jul. Ep. 204, Agath. 1.16, Procop.Gaz. Pan. p.492; τὰ κρείσσονα oneʼs <i>advantages,</i> τὰ ὑπάρχοντα ἡμῖν κρείσσω καταπροδοῦναι Th. 4.10.",
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                      "data": {
                        "quote": "ἐς τοὺς τοκέας καὶ ἐς τοὺς κρέσσονας τεθυμῶσθαι",
                        "ref": "Hdt. 3.52",
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                      "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:citations.atlas_v1:lsj-80709",
                      "data": {
                        "quote": "ὁ κ. Ζεύς",
                        "ref": "Id. Ag. 60",
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                        "quote": "τὰ ὑπάρχοντα ἡμῖν κρείσσω καταπροδοῦναι",
                        "ref": "Th. 4.10",
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                  "label": "3",
                  "definition": "inf., οὔ τις ἐμεῖο κρείσσων . . δόμεναι no one has <i>a better right</i> to . . , Od. 21.345; οὐκ ἄλλος κ. παραμυθεῖσθαι Pl. Plt. 268b; κρεῖσσόν ἐστι c. inf., ʼtis <i>better</i> to . . , κ. γάρ ἐστιν εἰσάπαξ θανεῖν ἢ . . πάσχειν κακῶς A. Pr. 750, cf. 624, Hdt. 3.52, etc.; τὸ μὴ εἶναι κ. ἢ τὸ ζῆν κακῶς S. Fr. 488, cf. Apollod.Com. 6; also κρείσσων εἰμί c. part., κ. γὰρ ἦσθα μηκέτʼ ὢν ἢ ζῶν τυφλός thou wert <i>better</i> not alive, than living blind, S. OT 1368, cf. Aj. 635 (lyr.); κ. ἦν ὁ ἀγὼν μὴ γεγενημένος Aeschin. 1.192, cf. D.H. 6.9.",
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                        "quote": "οὐκ ἄλλος κ. παραμυθεῖσθαι",
                        "ref": "Pl. Plt. 268b",
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                        "quote": "κ. γάρ ἐστιν εἰσάπαξ θανεῖν ἢ . . πάσχειν κακῶς",
                        "ref": "A. Pr. 750",
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                        "quote": "τὸ μὴ εἶναι κ. ἢ τὸ ζῆν κακῶς",
                        "ref": "S. Fr. 488",
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                      "data": {
                        "quote": "κ. ἦν ὁ ἀγὼν μὴ γεγενημένος",
                        "ref": "Aeschin. 1.192",
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              "label": "II",
              "definition": "ἤ, <i>too great for, surpassing, beyond,</i> ὕψος κ. ἐκπηδήματος A. Ag. 1376; of evil deeds, κρείσσονʼ ἀγχόνης <i>too bad</i> for hanging, S. OT 1374; κρεῖσσον δεργμάτων <i>too bad</i> to look on, E. Hipp. 1217; θαυμάτων Id. Ba. 667; λέγετι σιγῆς κρεῖσσον ( κρέσσον PSI 9.1093) ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε Dionys.Trag. 6; κρείσσονʼ ἢ λέξαι λόγῳ τολμήματα E. Supp. 844; κ. ἢ λόγοισιν (sc. εἰπεῖν) Id. IT 837; ἀναρχία κ. πυρός Id. Hec. 608; πρᾶγμα ἐλπίδος κ. γεγενημένον <i>worse</i> than one expected, Th. 2.64; κ. λόγου τὸ κάλλος X. Mem. 3.11.1; κ. τῆς ἡμετέρας δυνάμεως Id. Cyr. 7.5.9.",
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                    "quote": "ὕψος κ. ἐκπηδήματος",
                    "ref": "A. Ag. 1376",
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                    "quote": "θαυμάτων",
                    "ref": "Id. Ba. 667",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "κρέσσον",
                    "ref": "PSI 9.1093",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε",
                    "ref": "Dionys.Trag. 6",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "κρείσσονʼ ἢ λέξαι λόγῳ τολμήματα",
                    "ref": "E. Supp. 844",
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                    "quote": "ἀναρχία κ. πυρός",
                    "ref": "Id. Hec. 608",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "κ. λόγου τὸ κάλλος",
                    "ref": "X. Mem. 3.11.1",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "κ. τῆς ἡμετέρας δυνάμεως",
                    "ref": "Id. Cyr. 7.5.9",
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              "label": "III",
              "definition": "<i>having control over, master of,</i> esp. of desires and passions, τῶν ἡδονῶν Democr. 214; τοῦ ἔρωτος X. Cyr. 6.1.34; γαστρὸς καὶ κερδέων ib. 4.2.45; αὑτῶν <i>over</i> themselves, Pl. Phdr. 232a, al.; κ. χρημάτων <i>superior to</i> the influence of money, Th. 2.60, Isoc. 1.19; τῶν συμμάχων κ. X. Ath. 2.1; also, <i>putting oneself above,</i> κ. τοῦ δικαίου Th. 3.84; κρείσσους ὄντες . . τῷ λογισμῷ ἐς τὸ ἀνέλπιστον τοῦ βεβαίου having reasoned themselves into an absolute belief of the hopelessness of certainty, ib. 83; φαύλους καὶ κρείττους τῆς παιδείας, = οὓς παιδευθῆναι ἀδύνατον (just below), Arist. Pol. 1316a9.",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "τῶν ἡδονῶν",
                    "ref": "Democr. 214",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "τοῦ ἔρωτος",
                    "ref": "X. Cyr. 6.1.34",
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                    "quote": "τῶν συμμάχων κ.",
                    "ref": "X. Ath. 2.1",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "κ. τοῦ δικαίου",
                    "ref": "Th. 3.84",
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              "label": "IV",
              "definition": "<i>better, more excellent,</i> ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κ. Heraclit. 54; κ. ἐπʼ ἀρετήν Democr. 181; ὁ κρείττων λόγος (opp. ὁ ἥσσων) Ar. Nu. 113; κατὰ τὸ κ. in a <i>higher</i> sense, opp. κατὰ τὸ χεῖρον, Dam. Pr. 7.",
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                    "quote": "ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κ.",
                    "ref": "Heraclit. 54",
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                  "data": {
                    "quote": "κ. ἐπʼ ἀρετήν",
                    "ref": "Democr. 181",
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              "label": "V",
              "definition": "Adv. κρεισσόνως Antipho 4.4.6, Iamb. Myst. 7.4; also κρεῖσσον S. OT 176 (lyr.), OGI 90.31 ( Rosetta, ii B. C.). ( κρέσσων from κρέτ-yων, cf. κρέτος; κάρτων and κάρρων from κάρτ-yων, cf. κάρτος; κρείσσων (like μείζων) prob. took ει from ὀλείζων.)",
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                    "quote": "κρεισσόνως",
                    "ref": "Antipho 4.4.6",
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                    "quote": "κρεῖσσον",
                    "ref": "S. OT 176",
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