ἀλγίων
ἀλγ-ίων,
ον,
ἄλγιστος,
η,
ον, irreg. Comp. and Sup. of
ἀλγεινός, formed fr. Subst.
ἄλγος (cf.
καλλίων, αἰσχίων):—
A). more or
most painful, grievous, or
distressing:— of Comp.,
Hom. has only neut.
ἄλγιον, in signf.
so much the worse,
τῷ δ’ ἄλγιον, αἴ κ’ ἐθέλῃσιν .. ἄμμι μάχεσθαι Il. 18.278 , cf.
306 ,
Od. 4.292 : Sup. only in
Il. 23.655 ἥτ’ ἀλγίστη δαμάσασθαι (of a mule).— Both are common in Trag., as
ἀλγίων A. Pr. 934 ,
S. Ant. 64 ;
ἄλγιστος Id. OT 675 , etc.[
-ῐον Hom. ,
-ῑον Trag.]
ShortDef
more painful
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἀλγίων
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αλγιων
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-3903
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἀλγ-ίων</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, <span class="orth greek">ἄλγιστος</span>, <span class="itype greek">η</span>, <span class="itype greek">ον</span>, irreg. Comp. and Sup. of <span class="foreign greek">ἀλγεινός</span>, formed fr. Subst. <span class="foreign greek">ἄλγος</span> (cf. <span class="foreign greek">καλλίων, αἰσχίων</span>):—<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">more</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">most painful, grievous</span>, or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">distressing</span>:— of Comp., <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> has only neut. <span class="foreign greek">ἄλγιον</span>, in signf. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">so much the worse</span>, <span class="quote greek">τῷ δ’ ἄλγιον, αἴ κ’ ἐθέλῃσιν .. ἄμμι μάχεσθαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:278" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.278/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 18.278 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:306" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:306/canonical-url/"> 306 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:292" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.292/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 4.292 </a>: Sup. only in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:655" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.655/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 23.655 </a> <span class="foreign greek">ἥτ’ ἀλγίστη δαμάσασθαι</span> (of a mule).— Both are common in Trag., as <span class="quote greek">ἀλγίων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:934" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:934/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 934 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:64" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:64/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 64 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἄλγιστος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:675" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:675/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 675 </a> , etc.[ <span class="quote greek">-ῐον</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> , <span class="foreign greek">-ῑον</span> Trag.]</div> </div><br><br>'}