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χερείων

II χέρηϊ, acc. χέρεια, nom. pl. χέρηες, acc. neut. χέρεια, all used in compar. sense, κρείσσων γὰρ βασιλεύς, ὅτε χώσεται ἀνδρὶ χέρηϊ with a man of meaner rank, Il. 1.80; οἷά τε τοῖς ἀγαθοῖσι παραδρώωσι χέρηες Od. 15.324; ἐσθλά τε καὶ τὰ χέρεια 18.229, 20.310; ἐσθλὰ μὲν ἐσθλὸς ἔδυνε, χέρεια δὲ χείρονι δόσκον, where ἐσθλὰ ἐσθλός and χέρεια χείρονι are evidently correlative, Il. 14.382; c. gen., υἱὸν . . εἷο χέρεια μάχῃ, ἀγορῇ δὲ ἀμείνω 4.400; οὔ τι χέρεια πατρός Od. 14.176.— χέρεια was written by Aristarch. in Od. 14.176, where codd. have χερείω ( χέρῃα Eust. 488.38).

ἐσθλός

ἐσθλός -ή, -όν. 1 Well-born, noble Od. 6.284. 2 Warlike, soldierly, stout, skilful in fight Il. 2.366, Il. 4.458, Il. 6.444, Il. 24.167, etc.: Od. 8.582, 585, Od. 22.204. Absol.: ἐσθλὰ [τεύχεα] ἐ. ἔδυνεν Il. 14.382. Cf. Il. 5.176 = Il. 16.425, Il. 9.319, Il. 22.158. 3 Passing into (4): πατέρʼ ἐσθλόν Od. 1.115. Cf. Od. 2.46, 71, Od. 3.98 = Od. 4.328, Od. 3.379, Od. 4.236, 724 = 814, Od. 4.726 = 816, Od. 16.214, Od. 19.395, Od. 23.360. 4 Good, worthy, serviceable, skilled: ἀγορηταί Il. 3.151. Cf. Il. 5.51, Il. 7.126, Il. 20.396, Il. 23.112, 546, 636: ἑταῖροι Od. 2.391. Cf. Od. 2.33, Od. 3.471, Od. 5.110 = 133 = Od. 7.251, Od. 8.110, Od. 11.7 = Od. 12.149, Od. 14.104, Od. 15.310, 557, Od. 16.263, Od. 17.381, Od. 19.334, Od. 23.331, Od. 24.427. Of horses Il. 23.348. Absol.: ἐσθλοῖς ἠδὲ κακοῖσιν Od. 6.189. Cf. Od. 8.553, Od. 22.415 = Od. 23.66. 5 In moral sense, good, of right feeling. Absol.: φρένες ἐσθλῶν Il. 13.115, Il. 15.203. Cf. Il. 9.514. Of the mind, showing discretion, good judgment or discernment, well-balanced: νόον Il. 13.733. Cf. Il. 17.470: Od. 2.117 = Od. 7.111, Od. 7.73, Od. 11.367. 6 Of things or abstractions, good of their kind, good, excellent, fine, helpful, in place, or the like: ἔπος (promising good fortune) Il. 1.108, φάρμακα Il. 11.831. Cf. Il. 1.576, Il. 5.3, Il. 10.213, Il. 14.382, Il. 18.313, etc.: κτήματα Od. 2.312, ὁμοφροσύνην Od. 6.182. Cf. Od. 6.30, Od. 9.242, Od. 12.347, Od. 19.547 (boding well), etc. Morally good or fitting. Absol.: ἐσθλά τε καὶ τὰ χέρεια Od. 18.229 = Od. 20.310. 7 Absol. in neut. ἐσθλόν a A good thing. With infin.: ἐ. [ἐστι] Διὶ χεῖρας ἀνασχέμεν Il. 24.301. b What is good, good: ἄλλοτε κακῷ κύρεται ἄλλοτʼ ἐσθλῷ Il. 24.530. Cf. Od. 15.488. 8 a Absol. in neut. pl. ἐσθλά in sense 7.b: μυρἴ ἐσθλὰ ἔοργε (has done much good service) Il. 2.272, ἐσθλὰ φραζομένῳ Il. 12.212. Cf. Il. 10.448: ἔσθλʼ ἀγορεύοντες (fair words) Od. 17.66. Cf. Od. 20.86. b Good or valuable material things: πολλὰ καὶ ἐσθλά Od. 4.96. Cf. Od. 10.523 = Od. 11.31.

χείρων

χείρων χεῖρον, -ονος. Also χερείων, χέρειον, -ονος. Dat. sing. masc. χέρηϊ Il. 1.80. Acc. χέρεια Il. 4.400: Od. 14.176. Nom. pl. χέρηες Od. 15.324. Acc. pl. neut. χέρεια Il. 14.382: Od. 18.229, Od. 20.310. Used as comp. of κακός. 1 Of meaner birth, of lower rank or station: ἀνδρὶ χέρηϊ Il. 1.80, χερείονος θεοῦ Il. 20.106. Cf. Od. 11.621. Absol.: οἶά τε τοῖς ἀγαθοῖσι παραδρώωσι χέρηες Od. 15.324. 2 Less warlike, soldierly or skilful in fight: ἐγὼ σέθεν πολὺ χείρων Il. 20.434. Cf. Il. 4.400, Il. 10.238, Il. 14.377, Il. 15.641. Absol. : χέρεια [τεύχεα] χείρονι δόσκον Il. 14.382. 3 Inferior, of less account, less worthy, serviceable or skilful: οὐ χερείων, οὐ δέμας οὐδὲ φυήν Il. 1.114, ἄλλον κεβριόναο χερείονα Il. 12.92. Cf. Il. 16.149, Il. 23.572, 577: οὔ τι κασιγνήτοιο χερείων Od. 8.585. Cf. Od. 5.211, Od. 14.176, Od. 20.45, 82, 133, Od. 21.325. Absol. : χερείονά περ καταπεφνών Il. 16.539. 4 Of things, inferior, less good of their kind, of less account or estimation, worse: χέρεια [τεύχεα] Il. 14.382. Cf. Il. 23.413. Impers.: σοί [κʼ] αὐτῷ χεῖρον [εἴ] (you would but fare the worse) Od. 15.515. 5 Bad rather than good. Impers.: οὔ τι χέρειον δεῖπνον ἑλέσθαι (it is no bad thing to . . .) Od. 17.176, αὐτίκα δʼ ἐστὶ δαήμεναι οὔ τι χέρειον (I may as well know it now) Od. 23.262. Absol. in neut. pl., what is bad rather than good, bad, evil: ἐπεὶ τὰ χερείονα νικᾶ Il. 1.576: =Od. 18.404. 6 Morally bad or unfitting. Absol.: ἐσθλά τε καὶ τὰ τὰ χέρεια Od. 18.229=Od. 20.310.

χείρων

χείρων χεῖρον, -ονος. Also χερείων, χέρειον, -ονος. Dat. sing. masc. χέρηϊ Il. 1.80. Acc. χέρεια Il. 4.400: Od. 14.176. Nom. pl. χέρηες Od. 15.324. Acc. pl. neut. χέρεια Il. 14.382: Od. 18.229, Od. 20.310. Used as comp. of κακός. 1 Of meaner birth, of lower rank or station: ἀνδρὶ χέρηϊ Il. 1.80, χερείονος θεοῦ Il. 20.106. Cf. Od. 11.621. Absol.: οἶά τε τοῖς ἀγαθοῖσι παραδρώωσι χέρηες Od. 15.324. 2 Less warlike, soldierly or skilful in fight: ἐγὼ σέθεν πολὺ χείρων Il. 20.434. Cf. Il. 4.400, Il. 10.238, Il. 14.377, Il. 15.641. Absol. : χέρεια [τεύχεα] χείρονι δόσκον Il. 14.382. 3 Inferior, of less account, less worthy, serviceable or skilful: οὐ χερείων, οὐ δέμας οὐδὲ φυήν Il. 1.114, ἄλλον κεβριόναο χερείονα Il. 12.92. Cf. Il. 16.149, Il. 23.572, 577: οὔ τι κασιγνήτοιο χερείων Od. 8.585. Cf. Od. 5.211, Od. 14.176, Od. 20.45, 82, 133, Od. 21.325. Absol. : χερείονά περ καταπεφνών Il. 16.539. 4 Of things, inferior, less good of their kind, of less account or estimation, worse: χέρεια [τεύχεα] Il. 14.382. Cf. Il. 23.413. Impers.: σοί [κʼ] αὐτῷ χεῖρον [εἴ] (you would but fare the worse) Od. 15.515. 5 Bad rather than good. Impers.: οὔ τι χέρειον δεῖπνον ἑλέσθαι (it is no bad thing to . . .) Od. 17.176, αὐτίκα δʼ ἐστὶ δαήμεναι οὔ τι χέρειον (I may as well know it now) Od. 23.262. Absol. in neut. pl., what is bad rather than good, bad, evil: ἐπεὶ τὰ χερείονα νικᾶ Il. 1.576: =Od. 18.404. 6 Morally bad or unfitting. Absol.: ἐσθλά τε καὶ τὰ τὰ χέρεια Od. 18.229=Od. 20.310.