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φέρτατος
φέρτατος φέρτατος, η, ον bravest, best, Hom.:—of things, κακῶν φέρτατον the best, i. e. least bad, of two evils, Il. in form φέριστος, Il.; mostly in voc. φέριστε, Il., Aesch., Soph. comp., φέρτερος, η, ον, braver, better, Hom.:— πολὺ φέρτερόν ἐστιν ʼtis much better, Hom.;— τέττιγος φέρτερον ᾄδεις, as adv., Theocr. The posit. occurs in προφερής· perh. the Root is φέρεσθαι, so that the orig. sense would be quick in action, vigorous.

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bravest, best

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φέρτατος φέρτατος, η, ον bravest, best, Hom.:—of things, κακῶν φέρτατον the best, i. e. least bad, of two evils, Il. in form φέριστος, Il.; mostly in voc. φέριστε, Il., Aesch., Soph. comp., φέρτερος, η, ον, braver, better, Hom.:— πολὺ φέρτερόν ἐστιν ʼtis much better, Hom.;— τέττιγος φέρτερον ᾄδεις, as adv., Theocr. The posit. occurs in προφερής· perh. the Root is φέρεσθαι, so that the orig. sense would be quick in action, vigorous.
IDX:
34597
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n34637
Key:
fe/rtatos

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