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ἄριστος
ἄριστος Ἄρης best in its kind, serving as Sup. to ἀγαθός (cf. ἀρείων): best, noblest, bravest, Il.; βουλῆι, ἔγχεσιν ἄριστος Hom.; εἶδος ἄριστος Il.:—c. inf. ἄριστοι μάχεσθαι Xen.; ἄρ. διαβολὰς ἐνδέκεσθαι readiest to give ear to calumnies, Hdt.; ἄρ. ἀπατᾶσθαι best, i. e. easiest, to cheat, Thuc. best, most virtuous, Eur. of animals and things, best, finest, Hom. neut. pl. as adv. ἄριστα, best, most excellently, Hom., Hdt.

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ἄριστος Ἄρης best in its kind, serving as Sup. to ἀγαθός (cf. ἀρείων): best, noblest, bravest, Il.; βουλῆι, ἔγχεσιν ἄριστος Hom.; εἶδος ἄριστος Il.:—c. inf. ἄριστοι μάχεσθαι Xen.; ἄρ. διαβολὰς ἐνδέκεσθαι readiest to give ear to calumnies, Hdt.; ἄρ. ἀπατᾶσθαι best, i. e. easiest, to cheat, Thuc. best, most virtuous, Eur. of animals and things, best, finest, Hom. neut. pl. as adv. ἄριστα, best, most excellently, Hom., Hdt.
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n4830
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a)/ristos

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