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βείω
βεκκεσέληνος
βεκός
βέλεμνον
Βελλεροφόντης
βελόνη
βελονοπώλης
βέλος
βελόστασις
βελοσφενδόναι
βέλτερος
βελτῑ́ων
βεμβῑκιάω
βεμβῑκίζω
βέμβῑξ
Βενδῖς
βένθος
βέντιστε
βέομαι
βερβέριον
βέρεθρον
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βέλτερος
βέλτεροςᾱ ονcompar.adj of persons or thingsbetter, preferableThgn. AR.neut.sb.that which is betterA. neut.impers.w. ἐστί, sts.understd.it is bettersts. w.dat.for someonew.inf.cl.to do sthg. or if someone does sthg.Hom. Hes. hHom. Alc. Thgn. AR. βέλτεραneut.pl.adv betterref. to faringA. βέλτιστος
alsoβέλτατοςA.
η ονsuperl.adjdial.voc.
βέντιστε
Theoc. of persons, material and non-material thingsbestin quality, suitability, usefulness, or sim.A. Th. Ar. Att.orats. Pl.of persons, w.inf.at doing sthg.Th.masc.pl.sb.aristocratsX. of a man, as a term of commendation, w. pers. namemost excellentPl. D.masc.voc.sb.as a respectful term of address, sts. w. pers. namemy dear sirAr. Att.orats. Pl. Men. Theoc. neut.sb. sg. and pl.that which is bestA. E. Ar. Isoc.sg.the aristocracyX. neut.impers.w. ἐστίit is bestw.inf.,w.acc.dat. + inf.for someoneto do sthg., that sthg. shd. be the caseAr. Isoc. Pl. X.also neut.pl.Ar. βέλτισταneut.pl.advin the best waybestTh. Isoc. Pl.

ShortDef

better, more excellent

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Headword:
βέλτερος
Headword (normalized):
βέλτερος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
βελτερος
IDX:
7414
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-7415
Key:
βέλτερος

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