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λωΐων λωΐων, ονος, from λάω 2, λῶ more desirable, more agreeable, and (generally) better, τόδε λώιόν ἐστι Hom.; and as adv. better, Od.:—we also find a comp. λωΐτερος, ον, in neut., λωίτερον καὶ ἄμεινον Od.—In Attic λῴων was used as comp. of ἀγαθός. Sup. λῷστος, η, ον Theogn., Attic; τὰ λῷστα βουλεύειν Aesch.; ὦ λῷστε my good friend, Plat.

ShortDef

more desirable, more agreeable

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Headword:

λωΐων

Headword (normalized):

λωΐων

Headword (normalized/stripped):

λωιων

IDX:

20070

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n20090

Key:

lwi/wn

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