μήκιστος
μήκιστος
μήκιστος, η, ον
irr. Sup. of μακρός (formed from μῆκος, as αἴσχιστος from αἶσχος),
tallest, Hom.
greatest, Soph., Eur.
longest, in point of Time, Xen.:—neut. μήκιστον as adv., in the highest degree, Hhymn.; also, τί νύ μοι μήκιστα γένηται; what is to become of me in the long run, at last? Od.
farthest, ὅτι δύνᾳ μάκιστον as far as possible, Soph.; μήκιστον ἀπελαύνειν to drive as far off as possible, Xen.
Headword (normalized):
μήκιστος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μηκιστος
Intro Text:
μήκιστος
μήκιστος, η, ον
irr. Sup. of μακρός (formed from μῆκος, as αἴσχιστος from αἶσχος),
tallest, Hom.
greatest, Soph., Eur.
longest, in point of Time, Xen.:—neut. μήκιστον as adv., in the highest degree, Hhymn.; also, τί νύ μοι μήκιστα γένηται; what is to become of me in the long run, at last? Od.
farthest, ὅτι δύνᾳ μάκιστον as far as possible, Soph.; μήκιστον ἀπελαύνειν to drive as far off as possible, Xen.
URN:
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