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.
Headword (normalized):
φέρτατος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
φερτατος
Intro Text:
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.
URN:
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