χείρων — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

χείρωνep.χερείωνονgen.ονοςcompar.adj used as compar. of κακόςsg.masc.fem.acc.ep.Att.irreg.Hom.dat.ep.irreg.Il.pl.masc.fem.nom.ep.Att.ep.AR.irreg.Od. AR.neut.nom.acc.ep.Att.irreg.Hom.dat.ep.Pi. of personsof lower standinginferior, lesserin birth, rank, martial prowess, natural endowmentsHom. Hes.fr. Pi. AR. Theoc. inferior in statuslowlier, humblerE.lower-classPl. gener.less goodinferiorsts. w.dat.prep.phr.in some quality or activity, sts. w.gen.to someone elseHom. Thgn. E. Th.worsew.inf.at doing sthg.Ar. X. w. moral connot.less goodworse, baserAtt.orats.w. little compar. sensebadrather than goodS. Th. of thingsof inferior quality or worthinferior, worseIl. Th. of circumstances, courses of actionless good, worseOd. Hes. Hdt. Th.of a sicknessmore severeE. neg.neut.impers., phr.οὐ χεῖρον or χέρειονw. ἐστί, freq. understd.it is not worsei.e. it is better or no bad thing, sts. w.inf.to do sthg.Od. Ar. Pl. X. Arist. Plu.neut.sb.sg. and pl.the worse or the badHom. E. Th.prep.phr., esp. ref. to things changing or being interpretedἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρονalso τὰ χείρωfor the worseIsoc. Pl. X. D. Arist. Thphr. χεῖρονneut.advless well, worseAntipho Th. χειρότεροςalsoχερειότεροςη ονep.compar.adj of persons or thingsinferiorworseIl. Hes. hHom. Eleg.adesp. Parm. χερειότερονep.compar.adv less well, worseMosch. χείριστοςη ονsuperl.adj of persons or thingsworstAtt.orats. Pl. X. lowliest, humblestLys. X.w. moral connot.worst, basestPlb. χείρισταsuperl.advin the worst possible mannerArist.

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Cheiron

worse, meaner, inferior

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    "content": "<AE><HG><HL>χείρων</HL><VL><Lbl>ep.</Lbl><FmHL>χερείων</FmHL></VL><Infl>ον</Infl><VInfl><Lbl>gen.</Lbl><FmInfl>ονος</FmInfl></VInfl><PS>compar.adj</PS></HG> <FG><Num><Case><Lbl>used as compar. of <Ref>κακός</Ref></Lbl></Case><Case><LBL>sg.</LBL><Lbl>masc.fem.acc.</Lbl><Form>χείρονα</Form><Lbl>ep.</Lbl><Form>χερείονα</Form><Lbl>Att.</Lbl><Form>χείρω</Form><Lbl>irreg.</Lbl><Form>χέρεια</Form><Au>Hom.</Au></Case><Case><Lbl>dat.</Lbl><Form>χείρονι</Form><Lbl>ep.</Lbl><Form>χερείονι</Form><Lbl>irreg.</Lbl><Form>χέρηι</Form><Au>Il.</Au></Case></Num><Num><Case><LBL>pl.</LBL><Lbl>masc.fem.nom.</Lbl><Form>χείρονες</Form><Lbl>ep.</Lbl><Form>χερείονες</Form><Lbl>Att.</Lbl><Form>χείρους</Form><Lbl>ep.</Lbl><Form>χερείους</Form><Au>AR.</Au><Lbl>irreg.</Lbl><Form>χέρηες</Form><Au>Od. AR.</Au></Case><Case><Lbl>neut.nom.acc.</Lbl><Form>χείρονα</Form><Lbl>ep.</Lbl><Form>χερείονα</Form><Lbl>Att.</Lbl><Form>χείρω</Form><Lbl>irreg.</Lbl><Form>χέρεια</Form><Au>Hom.</Au></Case><Case><Lbl>dat.</Lbl><Form>χείροσι</Form><Lbl>ep.</Lbl><Form>χειρόνεσσι</Form><Au>Pi.</Au></Case></Num></FG> <aS1><Indic>of persons</Indic><Def>of lower standing</Def><Tr>inferior, lesser<Expl>in birth, rank, martial prowess, natural endowments</Expl></Tr><Au>Hom. Hes.<Wk>fr.</Wk> Pi. AR. Theoc.</Au></aS1> <aS1><Def>inferior in status</Def><Tr>lowlier, humbler</Tr><Au>E.</Au><aS2><Tr>lower-class</Tr><Au>Pl.<NBPlus/></Au></aS2></aS1> <aS1><Indic>gener.</Indic><Def>less good</Def><Tr>inferior<Expl>sts. <GLbl>w.dat.<or/>prep.phr.</GLbl>in some quality or activity, sts. <GLbl>w.gen.</GLbl>to someone else</Expl></Tr><Au>Hom. Thgn. E. Th.<NBPlus/></Au><aS2><Tr>worse<Expl><GLbl>w.inf.</GLbl>at doing sthg.</Expl></Tr><Au>Ar. X.</Au></aS2></aS1> <aS1><Indic>w. moral connot.</Indic><Def>less good</Def><Tr>worse, baser</Tr><Au>Att.orats.<NBPlus/></Au><aS2><Indic>w. little compar. sense</Indic><Tr>bad<Expl>rather than good</Expl></Tr><Au>S. Th.<NBPlus/></Au></aS2></aS1> <aS1><Indic>of things</Indic><Def>of inferior quality or worth</Def><Tr>inferior, worse</Tr><Au>Il. Th.<NBPlus/></Au></aS1> <aS1><Indic>of circumstances, courses of action</Indic><Tr>less good, worse</Tr><Au>Od. Hes. Hdt. Th.<NBPlus/></Au><aS2><Indic>of a sickness</Indic><Tr>more severe</Tr><Au>E.</Au></aS2></aS1> <aS1><Phr><Indic>neg.neut.impers., phr.</Indic><Gr>οὐ χεῖρον <rom>or</rom> χέρειον<Expl>w. <Gr>ἐστί</Gr>, freq. understd.</Expl></Gr><TrPhr>it is not worse<Expl>i.e. it is better or no bad thing, sts. <GLbl>w.inf.</GLbl>to do sthg.</Expl></TrPhr><Au>Od. Ar. Pl. X. Arist. Plu.</Au></Phr></aS1><aS1><SGrm><GLbl>neut.sb.<Expl>sg. and pl.</Expl></GLbl><Def>the worse or the bad</Def><Au>Hom. E. Th.<NBPlus/></Au><Phr><Indic>prep.phr., esp. ref. to things changing or being interpreted</Indic><Gr>ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον<Expl>also <Gr>τὰ χείρω</Gr></Expl></Gr><TrPhr>for the worse</TrPhr><Au>Isoc. Pl. X. D. Arist. Thphr.<NBPlus/></Au></Phr></SGrm></aS1> <Adv><vHG><HL>χεῖρον</HL><PS>neut.adv</PS></vHG><advS1><Tr>less well, worse</Tr><Au>Antipho Th.<NBPlus/></Au></advS1> </Adv> <RelW><HG><HL>χειρότερος<VL><Lbl>also</Lbl><FmHL>χερειότερος</FmHL></VL></HL><Infl>η ον</Infl><PS>ep.compar.adj</PS></HG> <aS1><Indic>of persons or things</Indic><Tr>inferior<or/>worse</Tr><Au>Il. Hes. hHom. Eleg.adesp. Parm.</Au></aS1></RelW> <Adv><vHG><HL>χερειότερον</HL><PS>ep.compar.adv</PS></vHG> <advS1><Tr>less well, worse</Tr><Au>Mosch.</Au></advS1> </Adv><RelW><HG><HL>χείριστος</HL><Infl>η ον</Infl><PS>superl.adj</PS></HG> <aS1><Indic>of persons or things</Indic><Tr>worst</Tr><Au>Att.orats. Pl. X.<NBPlus/></Au></aS1> <aS1><Tr>lowliest, humblest</Tr><Au>Lys. X.</Au></aS1><aS1><Indic>w. moral connot.</Indic><Tr>worst, basest</Tr><Au>Plb.</Au></aS1></RelW> <Adv><vHG><HL>χείριστα</HL><PS>superl.adv</PS></vHG><advS1><Tr>in the worst possible manner</Tr><Au>Arist.</Au></advS1> </Adv></AE>",
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  "citations": [],
  "urn": "urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-19977"
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