ὁπλότατος
ὁπλότατος
ος, η, ον
youngest, Hom., Hes.—The orig. sense was perhaps (from ὅπλον), those capable of bearing arms, opp. to the old men and children, Il.:— but it soon came to mean simply younger or youngest; then, as the youngest are the last born, ἄνδρες ὁπλότεροι also means the latter generations, men of later days, Theocr.
Headword (normalized):
ὁπλότατος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
οπλοτατος
Intro Text:
ὁπλότατος
ος, η, ον
youngest, Hom., Hes.—The orig. sense was perhaps (from ὅπλον), those capable of bearing arms, opp. to the old men and children, Il.:— but it soon came to mean simply younger or youngest; then, as the youngest are the last born, ἄνδρες ὁπλότεροι also means the latter generations, men of later days, Theocr.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n23443
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