λῴων — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

dial.λωίωνλώιονcompar.adj masc.fem.acc. sg.S.pl.S.neut.nom.acc.pl.Pl.dial.Theoc. of a circumstance, course of actionpreferable, betterthan anotherOd. Hes. Thgn. Hdt.oracle Trag. Call.of a wifeSemon.neut.sb.without art.better portionof sthg.Od. Hes.w.art.better partof things to comeTheoc.prep.phr.ἐς τὸ λῷονfor the betterE.neut.pl.sb.w.art.better circumstancesTheoc. neut.impers.w. ἐστί, sts. understd.it is betterw.adv.thusi.e. for sthg. to be soIl. Hes.w.inf.dat. + inf.for someoneto do sthg.Il. Thgn. X. Hellenist.poet.w.dat. + ptcpl.for someone to be doing sthg.Pl. X. Theoc.epigr. Plb. Plu. λῷον

Ion.λώιονcompar.adv betterOd. Hes. Thgn. S. Theoc. λωίτεροςη ονIon.compar.adj of circumstancespreferable, betterOd. Call. of a personsuperiorAR.neut.impers.w. ἐστί understd.it is betterw.inf.to do sthg.AR. λῷστοςη ονsuperl.adj of a circumstance, course of actionbestS. E.of a personmost excellent, bestTimocr. S. E.Cyc. Pl. Theoc.masc.voc.dear fellowPl. X. Call.epigr.neut.sb.sg. and pl., w.art.what is bestTrag.neut.impers.w. ἐστί understd.it is bestw.inf.to do sthg.Thgn. λῷσταsuperl.adv phr.ὡς λῷσταas well as possibleTheoc.

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λῴων

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λῴων

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λωων

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λῴωνλῷον

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24949

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-24950

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