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.
Headword (normalized):
ἄριστος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αριστος
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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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