χείρων
χείρων,
ὁ,
ἡ, neut.
χεῖρον, gen.
-ονος, acc.
-ονα: nom. and acc. pl.
χείρονες, -ας, χείρονα, contr. in Att. Prose
χείρους, χείρω; dat.
χείροσι, poet.
A). χειρόνεσσι Pi. N. 8.22 :—(for Ep. form
χερείων, poet.
χειρότερος,
χερειότερος, v. sub vocc.):—irreg. Comp. of
κακός:(
χείρων from
Χερ-ψων, cf.
χερείων):
I). of persons,
meaner, inferior, either in bodily strength and bravery, or in rank, opp.
ἀρείων, Il. 10.238 ,
Od. 20.133 ;
σὺ μὲν ἐσθλὸς ἐγὼ δὲ σέθεν πολὺ χείρων Il. 20.434 ;
τοῦ γένετ’ ἐκ πατρὸς πολὺ χείρονος υἱὸς ἀμείνων 15.641 , cf.
Od. 20.82 ;
ἦ πολὺ χείρονες ἄνδρες ἀμύμονος ἀνδρὸς ἄκοιτιν μνῶνται 21.325 ; opp.
κρείσσων, Pi. I. 4(3).34(52) ;
τὸν ὄλβιον τόν τε χ. E. Ba. 422 (lyr.);
τὰ χείρονα S. Fr. 192 ,
E. Supp. 196 .
2). later in moral sense,
worse than others, sts. almost like a positive,
knave, opp.
ἀγαθός, S. Ph. 456 , cf.
Th. 3.9 ,
Lys. 16.3 ;
οἱ πένητες καὶ οἱ δημόται καὶ οἱ χ. X. Ath. 1.4 , cf.
3.10 ;
οἱ χ., opp.
οἱ ἀγαθοί, Pl. R. 460c , etc.
3). worse in quality,
inferior, of horses,
Il. 23.572 :
inferior, less skilful, ἰητροί Hp. Acut. 6 ;
ζωγράφοι, δημιουργοί, etc.,
Pl. Cra. 429a ,
R. 421e , etc.:
χ. εἰς σοφίαν, εἰς τὴν ἀρετήν, Id. Tht. 162c ,
R. 335b ;
πρὸς ἀλήθειαν Luc. JTr. 48 ; c. acc.,
χ. τὰ πολεμικά X. Cyr. 8.8.20 ;
χ. τὴν ψυχήν, τὴν διάνοιαν, Aeschin. 3.46 .
Isoc. 11.43 ;
τὰ ἄλλα μηδὲν χ. Id. 4.105 ; c. inf.,
χ. ἡμῶν ταῦτα ποιεῖν X. Cyr. 2.1.16 ;
οὐδὲν χείρους ἔσεσθε .. ἀκηκοότες you will be none
the worse for having heard .. ,
D. 24.139 ;
less kind, μὴ χ. περὶ ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς εἶναι .. τῶν ὑπαρχόντων Id. 2.2 .
III). neut.,
1). as a Subst.,
τὸ χ. inferiority, Polem. Call. 27 ; but mostly in phrases with Preps.,
ἐπὶ τὸ χ. τρέπεσθαι, κλῖναι, fall off, get
worse, X. Cyr. 8.8.2 ,
Mem. 3.5.13 ;
ἐπὶ τὸ χ. μεταβάλλει ἑαυτόν Pl. R. 381b ;
ἀλλοιοῦσθαι ἐπὶ τὸ χ., opp.
ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον, Thphr. CP 6.3.3 ; also
πάντα ὑποπτεύοντες ἐπὶ τὸ χ. putting the
worst construction on ..
D.H. 6.85 ;
λαμβάνειν τι ἐπὶ τὸ χ. J. AJ 16.7.4 ; also
πρὸς τὸ χ. μεταβάλλειν D.S. 20.57 ;
κατὰ τὸ χ. Pl. Lg. 720e ; in the
lower sense, opp.
κατὰ τὸ κρεῖττον, Dam. Pr. 7 : less freq. in pl.,
ἐπὶ τὰ χείρω ἰέναι X. Mem. 3.9.9 ;
τὰ χ. προαιρεῖσθαι Isoc. 8.110 .
2). as a predicate,
ἀλλὰ σοὶ αὐτῷ χ. (sc.
ἐστί or
ἔσται)
Od. 15.515 , cf.
X. An. 7.6.4 ; with a neg.,
οὐ χ. [ἐστι] c. inf., we may
as well, Pl. Phd. 105a ,
Arist. EN 1127a14 ; simply
οὐ χεῖρον, in an answer, it is
as well, Ar. Eq. 37 ;
λάβ’, ὦγάθ’· οὐδὲν χ. Clearch.Com. 4 .
ShortDef
Cheiron
worse, meaner, inferior
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Headword (normalized):
χείρων
Headword (normalized/stripped):
χειρων
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">χείρων</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, neut. <span class="foreign greek">χεῖρον,</span> gen. <span class="foreign greek">-ονος,</span> acc. <span class="foreign greek">-ονα</span>: nom. and acc. pl. <span class="foreign greek">χείρονες, -ας, χείρονα,</span> contr. in Att. Prose <span class="foreign greek">χείρους, χείρω;</span> dat. <span class="foreign greek">χείροσι,</span> poet. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">χειρόνεσσι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:8:22" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:8.22/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 8.22 </a> :—(for Ep. form <span class="orth greek">χερείων</span>, poet. <span class="orth greek">χειρότερος</span>, <span class="orth greek">χερειότερος</span>, v. sub vocc.):—irreg. Comp. of <span class="foreign greek">κακός</span>:(<span class="foreign greek">χείρων</span> from <span class="foreign greek">Χερ-ψων,</span> cf. <span class="foreign greek">χερείων</span>): </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>I).</strong></span> of persons, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">meaner, inferior,</span> either in bodily strength and bravery, or in rank, opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἀρείων,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:238" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:10.238/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 10.238 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:20:133" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.133/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 20.133 </a>; <span class="quote greek">σὺ μὲν ἐσθλὸς ἐγὼ δὲ σέθεν πολὺ χείρων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:434" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.434/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 20.434 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τοῦ γένετ’ ἐκ πατρὸς πολὺ χείρονος υἱὸς ἀμείνων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:15:641" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.641/canonical-url/"> 15.641 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:20:82" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:20.82/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 20.82 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἦ πολὺ χείρονες ἄνδρες ἀμύμονος ἀνδρὸς ἄκοιτιν μνῶνται</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:21:325" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:21.325/canonical-url/"> 21.325 </a> ; opp. <span class="foreign greek">κρείσσων,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4(3).34(52)" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:4(3).34(52)/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 4(3).34(52) </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὸν ὄλβιον τόν τε χ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:422" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc1:422/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ba.</span> 422 </a> (lyr.); <span class="quote greek">τὰ χείρονα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:192" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:192/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 192 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:196" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:196/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 196 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> later in moral sense, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">worse than others,</span> sts. almost like a positive, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">knave,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἀγαθός,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:456" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:456/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 456 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.9 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg016.perseus-grc1:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg016.perseus-grc1:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lys.</span> 16.3 </a>; <span class="quote greek">οἱ πένητες καὶ οἱ δημόται καὶ οἱ χ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg015.perseus-grc1:1.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ath.</span> 1.4 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg015.perseus-grc1:3:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg015.perseus-grc1:3.10/canonical-url/"> 3.10 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">οἱ χ.,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">οἱ ἀγαθοί,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:460c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:460c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 460c </a>, etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">χ. βίος,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἀμείνων,</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:618d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:618d/canonical-url/"> 618d </a>; <span class="quote greek">γνώμη</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:8:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:8:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 8.8.7 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">worse</span> in quality, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">inferior,</span> of horses, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:572" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.572/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 23.572 </a>: <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">inferior, less skilful,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἰητροί</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg004.perseus-grc1:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0627.tlg004.perseus-grc1:6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hp.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Acut.</span> 6 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ζωγράφοι, δημιουργοί,</span> etc., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:429a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:429a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cra.</span> 429a </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:421e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:421e/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 421e </a>, etc.: <span class="foreign greek">χ. εἰς σοφίαν, εἰς τὴν ἀρετήν,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:162c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg006.perseus-grc1:162c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tht.</span> 162c </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:335b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:335b/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 335b </a>; <span class="quote greek">πρὸς ἀλήθειαν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg018:48" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg018:48/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">JTr.</span> 48 </a> ; c. acc., <span class="quote greek">χ. τὰ πολεμικά</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:8:20" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:8:20/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 8.8.20 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">χ. τὴν ψυχήν, τὴν διάνοιαν,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg003.perseus-grc1:46" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0026.tlg003.perseus-grc1:46/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aeschin.</span> 3.46 </a>. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg010.perseus-grc1:43" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg010.perseus-grc1:43/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 11.43 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὰ ἄλλα μηδὲν χ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg011.perseus-grc1:105" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg011.perseus-grc1:105/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 4.105 </a> ; c. inf., <span class="quote greek">χ. ἡμῶν ταῦτα ποιεῖν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:1:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:2:1:16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 2.1.16 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">οὐδὲν χείρους ἔσεσθε .. ἀκηκοότες</span> you will be none <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the worse</span> for having heard .. , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg024.perseus-grc1:139" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg024.perseus-grc1:139/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.</span> 24.139 </a>; <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">less kind,</span> <span class="quote greek">μὴ χ. περὶ ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς εἶναι .. τῶν ὑπαρχόντων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0014.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 2.2 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> of things, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">inferior</span> in quality, <span class="quote greek">ἄεθλον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:413" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.413/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 23.413 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὑποδήματα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:13:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg003.perseus-grc1:13.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Oec.</span> 13.10 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ὄνομα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:429b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg005.perseus-grc1:429b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cra.</span> 429b </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">worse, harder, more severe,</span> <span class="quote greek">νόσος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:220" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:220/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Andr.</span> 220 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">μοῖρα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:248e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg012:248e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phdr.</span> 248e </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τιμωρία</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg019.perseus-grc1:10:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg019.perseus-grc1:10.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.Hebr.</span> 10.29 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> neut., </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>1).</strong></span> as a Subst., <span class="quote greek">τὸ χ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">inferiority,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1617.tlg001:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1617.tlg001:27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Polem.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Call.</span> 27 </a> ; but mostly in phrases with Preps., <span class="foreign greek">ἐπὶ τὸ χ. τρέπεσθαι, κλῖναι,</span> fall off, get <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">worse,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:8:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:8:8:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 8.8.2 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:5:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:5:13/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 3.5.13 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐπὶ τὸ χ. μεταβάλλει ἑαυτόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:381b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:381b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 381b </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἀλλοιοῦσθαι ἐπὶ τὸ χ.,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg002:6:3:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg002:6:3:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CP</span> 6.3.3 </a>; also <span class="foreign greek">πάντα ὑποπτεύοντες ἐπὶ τὸ χ.</span> putting the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">worst</span> construction on .. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:6:85" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:6.85/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> 6.85 </a>; <span class="quote greek">λαμβάνειν τι ἐπὶ τὸ χ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:7:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0526.tlg001.perseus-grc1:16:7:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">J.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AJ</span> 16.7.4 </a> ; also <span class="quote greek">πρὸς τὸ χ. μεταβάλλειν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:20:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0060.tlg001.perseus-grc3:20.57/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.S.</span> 20.57 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">κατὰ τὸ χ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:720e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:720e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 720e </a> ; in the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lower</span> sense, opp. <span class="foreign greek">κατὰ τὸ κρεῖττον,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4066.tlg003:7" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4066.tlg003:7/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dam.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 7 </a>: less freq. in pl., <span class="quote greek">ἐπὶ τὰ χείρω ἰέναι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:9:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:3:9:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 3.9.9 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τὰ χ. προαιρεῖσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg017.perseus-grc1:110" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0010.tlg017.perseus-grc1:110/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Isoc.</span> 8.110 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> as a predicate, <span class="foreign greek">ἀλλὰ σοὶ αὐτῷ χ.</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">ἐστί</span> or <span class="foreign greek">ἔσται</span>) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:15:515" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:15.515/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 15.515 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:7:6:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:7:6:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 7.6.4 </a>; with a neg., <span class="foreign greek">οὐ χ. [ἐστι</span>] c. inf., we may <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">as well,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:105a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg004.perseus-grc1:105a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Phd.</span> 105a </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1127a:14" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1127a.14/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1127a14 </a>; simply <span class="foreign greek">οὐ χεῖρον,</span> in an answer, it is <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">as well,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:37" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg002.perseus-grc1:37/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eq.</span> 37 </a>; <span class="quote greek">λάβ’, ὦγάθ’· οὐδὲν χ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0432.tlg001:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0432.tlg001:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Clearch.Com.</span> 4 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> as Adv., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">worse,</span> <span class="quote greek">χ. βουλεύσασθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:46" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.46/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.46 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:89" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.89/canonical-url/"> 6.89 </a>; <span class="quote greek">χ. πρᾶξαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:67" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.67/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> 7.67 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">βιῶναι, ζῆν,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:344e" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:344e/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">R.</span> 344e </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:519d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg030.perseus-grc1:519d/canonical-url/"> 519d </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-4"> <span><strong>b).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in inferior degree, less,</span> <span class="quote greek">ἀγαπᾶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:928a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:928a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 928a </a> ; <span class="quote greek">φυλακὰς χ. φυλαττομένας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:2:17" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:2:17/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HG</span> 6.2.17 </a> , etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>B).</strong></span> Sup. <span class="orth greek">χείριστος</span>, <span class="itype greek">η</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">worst,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg008.perseus-grc1:303a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg008.perseus-grc1:303a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Plt.</span> 303a </a>, etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ὁ χ.,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">ὁ βέλτιστος,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0540.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lys.</span> 1.2 </a>; esp. <span class="quote greek">οἱ χ.</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">men of lowest degrce,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:2:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1:2:32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Mem.</span> 1.2.32 </a> . Adv. <span class="quote greek">χείριστα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:687a:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg030:687a.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PA</span> 687a24 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:1083b:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:1083b.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Metaph.</span> 1083b2 </a> (dub. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg025.perseus-grc1:1/canonical-url/"> 1 </a>.); also <span class="quote greek">-τως</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg024:7:39" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg024:7.39/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">2 Ma.</span> 7.39 </a> .</div> </div><br><br>'}