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πείθω

II πείθεσθαί τινι believe, trust in, πείθεθʼ ἑταίρῳ Od. 20.45 ; οἰωνοῖσι Il. 12.238; τεράεσσι θεῶν καὶ Ζηνὸς ἀρωγῇ 4.408 ; ἐνυπνίῳ Pi. O. 13.79 ; λεγομένοισι Hdt. 2.146, etc. : c. acc. et inf., believe that . . , οὐ γάρ πω ἐπείθετο ὃν πατέρʼ εἶναι Od. 16.192, cf. Hdt. 1.8, etc. : c. dat. pers. et inf., π. τινὶ μὴ εἶναι χρήματα, = ὅτι χρήματα οὐκ ἔχει, X. An. 7.8.3 : with ὡς, οὐ πείσονται ὡς σὺ αὐτὸς οὐκ ἠθέλησας Pl. Cri. 44c, cf. R. 391b : with neut. Adj. or Pron., τὰ περὶ Αἴγυπτον τοῖσι λέγουσι αὐτὰ π., οὐκ ἐπείθοντο τὰ ἐσαγγελθέντα, Hdt. 2.12, 8.81 ; πείθεσθε τούτῳ ταῦτα Ar. Th. 592 ; ταῦτʼ ἐγώ σοι οὐ πείθομαι I do not take this on your word, Pl. Ap. 25e, cf. Phdr. 235b : abs., ὡς ἐγὼ πείθομαι Phld. Po. 5.34.

τε

B Ep. (more rarely in other dactylic verse, v. infr. II) τε stands in general or frequentative statements or in statements of what is well known; such statements are freq. made as justifications of a preceding particular statement or of a preceding exhortation to a particular person or persons; the sense of τε thus approaches that of τοι (cf. τοι and τε in Od. 2.276- 7, and cf. Il. 13.115 with 15.203); although associated with numerous particles and other words of particular types (v. infr.) its meaning remains independent of these and applies to the whole sentence in which it stands: αἶψά τε φυλόπιδος πέλεται κόρος ἀνθρώποισιν Il. 19.221; οὐ γάρ τʼ αἶψα θεῶν τρέπεται νόος αἰὲν ἐόντων Od. 3.147; θεοὶ δέ τε πάντα ἴσασιν 4.379, cf. 5.79, 447, 10.306, 17.485, Il. 9.497, 16.688, 17.176, 21.264; ξυνὸς Ἐνυάλιος καί τε κτανέοντα κατέκτα 18.309, cf. Od. 11.537, Il. 24.526; ἤ τʼ ἔβλητʼ ἤ τʼ ἔβαλʼ ἄλλον 11.410; οὐ μὲν γάρ τε κακὸν βασιλευέμεν Od. 1.392; οἳ φύλλοισιν ἐοικότες ἄλλοτε μέν τε ζαφλεγέες τελέθουσιν . . ἄλλοτε δὲ . . Il. 21.464; ἄλλος γάρ τʼ ἄλλοισιν ἀνὴρ ἐπιτέρπεται ἔργοις Od. 14.228, cf. 8.169, 170, 15.400; τοῦ γάρ τε ξεῖνος μιμνήσκεται ἤματα πάντα, ἀνδρὸς ξεινοδόκου, ὅς κεν φιλότητα παράσχῃ ib. 54, cf. 17.322; ῥεχθὲν δέ τε νήπιος ἔγνω Il. 17.32; παθὼν δέ τε νήπιος ἔγνω Hes. Op. 218; αἰεὶ γάρ τε νεώτεροι ἀφραδέουσιν Od. 7.294; δύσζηλοι γάρ τʼ εἰμὲν ἐπὶ χθονὶ φῦλʼ ἀνθρώπων ib. 307; τοῦ δέ τε πολλοὶ ἐπαυρίσκοντʼ ἄνθρωποι, καί τε πολέας ἐσάωσε Il. 13.733-4; τοῦ μὲν γάρ τε κακοῦ τρέπεται χρὼς ἄλλυδις ἄλλῃ, ἐν δέ τέ οἱ κραδίη στέρνοισι πατάσσει . . , πάταγος δέ τε γίγνετʼ ὀδόντων ib. 279-83; ὀλίγη δέ τʼ ἀνάπνευσις πολέμοιο 18.201; νέῳ δέ τε πάντʼ ἐπέοικεν . . κεῖσθαι 22.71; κατέλεξεν ἅπαντα κήδεʼ ὅσʼ ἀνθρώποισι πέλει, τῶν ἄστυ ἁλώῃ· ἄνδρας μὲν κτείνουσι, πόλιν δέ τε πῦρ ἀμαθύνει, τέκνα δέ τʼ ἄλλοι ἄγουσι, βαθυζώνους τε γυναῖκας 9.592- 4, cf. 22.492, 495, 499; νεμεσσῶμαί γε μὲν οὐδέν· καὶ γάρ τίς τʼ ἀλλοῖον ὀδύρεται ἄνδρʼ ὀλέσασα . . ἢ Ὀδυσῆʼ Od. 19.265; σχέτλιε, καὶ μέν τίς τε χερείονι πείθεθʼ ἑταίρῳ . . , αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ θεός εἰμι 20.45, cf. 23.118, Il. 2.292, 9.632; νῦν δὲ μνησώμεθα δόρπου· καὶ γάρ τʼ ἠΰκομος Νιόβη ἐμνήσατο σίτου κτλ. 24.602 (where a general inference is implied); ὃν Βριάρεων καλέουσι θεοί, ἄνδρες δέ τε πάντες Αἰγαίωνʼ 1.403, cf. 2.814, 5.306, 10.258, 14.290; sts. of repeated action by particular persons, ἄλλοτε μέν τε γόῳ φρένα τέρπομαι Od. 4.102; οὐ μὰ γὰρ Ἀπόλλωνα Διὶ φίλον, ᾧ τε σύ, Κάλχαν, εὐχόμενος . . θεοπροπίας ἀναφαίνεις Il. 1.86; ἡ δὲ . . μʼ αἰεὶ . . νεικεῖ, καί τέ μέ φησι μάχῃ Τρώεσσιν ἀρήγειν ib. 521; μήτηρ γάρ τέ μέ φησι θεά, Θέτις ἀργυρόπεζα, διχθαδίας κῆρας φερέμεν θανάτοιο τέλοσδε 9.410.

χερείων

Ep. for χείρων, meaner, inferior, in rank, worth, or wealth, κεῖνος δὲ χερείονος ἐκ θεοῦ ἐστιν Il. 20.106, cf. Od. 20.45; τὰ χερείονα νικᾷ Il. 1.576; χερείονά περ καταπεφνών 17.539; in body or mind, ἐπεὶ οὔ ἑθέν ἐστι χ., οὐ δέμας οὐδὲ φυήν, οὔτʼ ἂρ φρένας οὔτε τι ἔργα 1.114, cf. Od. 5.211; rare in Prose, ἄρχεσθαι ὑπὸ χερείονος Democr. 49; opp. κάρρων, Aesar. ap. Stob. 1.49.27.

πείθω

πείθω 2 sing. fut. πείσεις Il. 1.132, Il. 6.360, Il. 11.648, Il. 18.126, Il. 24.219, 433 : Od. 14.363. 3 sing. πείσει Il. 9.345. Infin. πεισέμεν Il. 5.252, Il. 9.315. πείσειν Il. 22.357. 2 sing. fut. πιθήσεις Od. 21.369. Fut. πεπιθήσω Il. 22.223. 3 sing. aor. opt. πείσειε Il. 9.386 : Od. 14.123. 1 pl. aor. subj. πεπίθωμεν Il. 9.112. 1 pl. opt. πεπίθοιμεν Il. 1.100. 3 pl. πεπίθοιεν Il. 9.181, Il. 23.40. Fem. pple. πεπιθοῦσα Il. 15.26. Infin. πεπιθεῖν Il. 9.184. Aor. pple. πιθήσας Il. 4.398, Il. 6.183, Il. 9.119, Il. 11.235, Il. 13.369, Il. 17.48, Il. 22.107 : Od. 21.315. Pf. πέποιθα Il. 13.96 : Od. 16.71, Od. 21.132. 3 sing. πέποιθε Il. 23.286 : Od. 16.98, 116. 3 pl. πεποίθασι Il. 4.325. Subj. πεποίθω Od. 24.329. 2 sing. πεποίθῃς Il. 1.524 : Od. 13.344. 1 pl. πεποίθομεν Od. 10.335. Pple. πεποιθώς, -ότος Il. 2.588, Il. 4.303, Il. 6.505, Il. 12.135, Il. 16.624, Il. 17.329, Il. 18.158, Il. 23.319, etc. : Od. 6.130, Od. 7.34, Od. 9.107, Od. 20.289. Plupf. πεποίθεα Od. 4.434, Od. 8.181. 3 sing. ἐπεποίθει Il. 16.171. 1 pl. ἐπἑπιθμεν Il. 2.341, Il. 4.159, Il. 14.55. Mid. Imp. πείθευ Il. 14.235. Fut. πείσομαι Il. 7.286, Il. 23.96 : Od. 5.358. 2 sing. πείσεαι Il. 9.74. 3 sing. πείσεται Il. 11.789. 3 pl. πείσονται Il. 8.154, Il. 23.157 : Od. 16.280. Infin. πείσεσθαι Il. 1.289, 296, 427, Il. 20.466 : Od. 3.146. Aor. πιθόμην Il. 5.201, Il. 9.453, Il. 22.103 : Od. 9.228. 3 dual πιθέσθην Il. 15.156. 3 pl. (ἐ)πίθοντο Il. 3.260, Il. 7.379, Il. 9.79, Il. 12.109, 468, Il. 14.133, 378, Il. 15.300, Il. 23.54, 249, 738 : Od. 3.477, Od. 6.71, 247, Od. 9.44, Od. 10.178, 428, Od. 12.222, Od. 15.220, 288, Od. 20.157, Od. 22.178, Od. 23.141. 2 sing. subj. πίθηαι Il. 1.207, Il. 21.293, Il. 23.82 : Od. 1.279. 3 sing. πίθηται Il. 1.420, Il. 11.791. 1 pl. πιθώμεθα Il. 18.273. 2 sing. opt. πίθοιο Il. 4.93, Il. 7.28, 48, Il. 14.190 : Od. 4.193, Od. 20.381. 3 pl. πιθοίατο Il. 10.57. Imp. pl. πίθεσθε Il. 1.259, 274, Il. 18.266 : Od. 11.345, Od. 24.461. 3 pl. πιθέσθων Il. 9.167. Infin. πιθέσθαι Il. 7.282, 293, Il. 13.726 : Od. 17.21. 3 sing. aor. opt. πεπίθοιτο Il. 10.204. (ἐπι-, παρα-) 1 To induce or win over to an act or a course of action, to persuade, win over, prevail upon, urge successfully, to do or refrain from doing something : οὐδέ με πείσεις Il. 1.132. Cf. Il. 4.104, Il. 5.252, Il. 6.51, Il. 15.26, Il. 22.78, etc. : ἔπειθεν (ἔπειθον) Ἀχαιούς Od. 2.106 = Od. 24.141, Od. 19.151. Cf. Od. 1.43, Od. 7.258 = Od. 9.33, Od. 9.500, Od. 23.337. With complementary infin. : τόνδε πεπιθήσω μαχέσασθαι Il. 22.223. Cf. Il. 23.40. 2 To induce to regard one with favour, win or bring over, prevail with : τότε κέν μιν ἱλασσάμενοι πεπίθοιμεν Il. 1.100. Cf. Il. 9.112, 181, 184, 315, 345, 386, Il. 12.173. 3 To induce to believe in the truth of something, win to a belief or assurance, convince: πείθεις μευ θυμόν Od. 23.230. Cf. Od. 14.123, 363, 392. 4 In mid. and in fut. πιθήσω. a To yield to inducement, persuasion or command, yield, submit oneself, be ruled, obey, hearken to another, follow his lead, be guided by him, do his bidding : ἀλλὰ πίθεσθε Il. 1.259. Cf. Il. 1.207, 274, 427, Il. 2.139, Il. 3.260, Il. 5.201, Il. 7.121, 379, etc. : δμώεσσιν ἐκέκλετο, τοὶ δʼ ἐπίθοντο Od. 6.71. Cf. Od. 1.279, Od. 3.146, 477, Od. 5.358, Od. 9.44, Od. 12.213, Od. 15.288, etc. With dat. of the person to whom or that to which one yields or submits oneself : ἐπείθετο μύθῳ Il. 1.33, πείθονταί οἱ Ἀχαιοί Il. 1.79. Cf. Il. 1.150, 214, 273, Il. 2.85, Il. 4.93, Il. 9.74, Il. 12.109, etc. : οὐκ εὖ πᾶσι πιθήσεις Od. 21.369. Cf. Od. 2.227 (to humour him), Od. 3.358, Od. 4.193, Od. 10.178, Od. 15.541, Od. 17.21, etc. With dat. and infin. : ἑῷ θυμῷ ἐλθεῖν Il. 10.204. Cf. Od. 24.456. Sim., to yield or resign oneself to something coming upon one in the course of nature. With dat. : ἀγαθὸν καὶ νυκτὶ πιθέσθαι Il. 7.282 = 293. Cf. Il. 23.48, 645, Il. 8.502 = Il. 9.65 : = Od. 12.291. b To bring oneself to believe in the truth of something, be convinced. With infin.: οὔ πω ἐπείθετο ὃν πατέρʼ εἶναι Od. 16.192. Cf. Il. 8.154. To believe in, be convinced by. With dat. ἀγγελίῃ Od. 1.414. 5 In pf. and plupf. and in the aor. pple. πιθήσας (these forms occurring only in this sense), and also (twice Il. 4.408 : Od. 20.45) in mid. a To feel assurance or confidence, be satisfied : κεφαλῇ τοι κατανείσομαι, ὄφρα πεποίθῃς Il. 1.524. Cf. Od. 13.344, Od. 24.329. b To put one's trust in, trust to, rely upon, commit oneself to, have trust or confidence in, be emboldened by. With dat. or instrumental : δεξιαί, ᾗς ἐπέπιθμεν Il. 2.341, ἱπποσύνῃ τε καὶ ἠνορέηφι πεποιθώς Il. 4.303, θεῶν τεράεσσι πιθήσας 398, ἡγεμόνας τοῖς ἐπεποίθει Il. 16.171. Cf. Il. 6.505 (committing his going to his ...), 510 (letting himself be carried away by it, exulting in it), Il. 9.119 (committing myself to the guidance of ...), Il. 11.235 (giving it its way, following it up), Il. 12.135, Il. 13.96 (I look to you to ...), 369, Il. 14.55, Il. 17.329, etc. : Od. 4.434, Od. 6.130, Od. 7.34, Od. 8.181, Od. 9.107, Od. 10.335, Od. 16.71 (feel confident of ...), 98 = 116, Od. 20.45, 289, Od. 21.132, 315.

πείθω

πείθω 2 sing. fut. πείσεις Il. 1.132, Il. 6.360, Il. 11.648, Il. 18.126, Il. 24.219, 433 : Od. 14.363. 3 sing. πείσει Il. 9.345. Infin. πεισέμεν Il. 5.252, Il. 9.315. πείσειν Il. 22.357. 2 sing. fut. πιθήσεις Od. 21.369. Fut. πεπιθήσω Il. 22.223. 3 sing. aor. opt. πείσειε Il. 9.386 : Od. 14.123. 1 pl. aor. subj. πεπίθωμεν Il. 9.112. 1 pl. opt. πεπίθοιμεν Il. 1.100. 3 pl. πεπίθοιεν Il. 9.181, Il. 23.40. Fem. pple. πεπιθοῦσα Il. 15.26. Infin. πεπιθεῖν Il. 9.184. Aor. pple. πιθήσας Il. 4.398, Il. 6.183, Il. 9.119, Il. 11.235, Il. 13.369, Il. 17.48, Il. 22.107 : Od. 21.315. Pf. πέποιθα Il. 13.96 : Od. 16.71, Od. 21.132. 3 sing. πέποιθε Il. 23.286 : Od. 16.98, 116. 3 pl. πεποίθασι Il. 4.325. Subj. πεποίθω Od. 24.329. 2 sing. πεποίθῃς Il. 1.524 : Od. 13.344. 1 pl. πεποίθομεν Od. 10.335. Pple. πεποιθώς, -ότος Il. 2.588, Il. 4.303, Il. 6.505, Il. 12.135, Il. 16.624, Il. 17.329, Il. 18.158, Il. 23.319, etc. : Od. 6.130, Od. 7.34, Od. 9.107, Od. 20.289. Plupf. πεποίθεα Od. 4.434, Od. 8.181. 3 sing. ἐπεποίθει Il. 16.171. 1 pl. ἐπἑπιθμεν Il. 2.341, Il. 4.159, Il. 14.55. Mid. Imp. πείθευ Il. 14.235. Fut. πείσομαι Il. 7.286, Il. 23.96 : Od. 5.358. 2 sing. πείσεαι Il. 9.74. 3 sing. πείσεται Il. 11.789. 3 pl. πείσονται Il. 8.154, Il. 23.157 : Od. 16.280. Infin. πείσεσθαι Il. 1.289, 296, 427, Il. 20.466 : Od. 3.146. Aor. πιθόμην Il. 5.201, Il. 9.453, Il. 22.103 : Od. 9.228. 3 dual πιθέσθην Il. 15.156. 3 pl. (ἐ)πίθοντο Il. 3.260, Il. 7.379, Il. 9.79, Il. 12.109, 468, Il. 14.133, 378, Il. 15.300, Il. 23.54, 249, 738 : Od. 3.477, Od. 6.71, 247, Od. 9.44, Od. 10.178, 428, Od. 12.222, Od. 15.220, 288, Od. 20.157, Od. 22.178, Od. 23.141. 2 sing. subj. πίθηαι Il. 1.207, Il. 21.293, Il. 23.82 : Od. 1.279. 3 sing. πίθηται Il. 1.420, Il. 11.791. 1 pl. πιθώμεθα Il. 18.273. 2 sing. opt. πίθοιο Il. 4.93, Il. 7.28, 48, Il. 14.190 : Od. 4.193, Od. 20.381. 3 pl. πιθοίατο Il. 10.57. Imp. pl. πίθεσθε Il. 1.259, 274, Il. 18.266 : Od. 11.345, Od. 24.461. 3 pl. πιθέσθων Il. 9.167. Infin. πιθέσθαι Il. 7.282, 293, Il. 13.726 : Od. 17.21. 3 sing. aor. opt. πεπίθοιτο Il. 10.204. (ἐπι-, παρα-) 1 To induce or win over to an act or a course of action, to persuade, win over, prevail upon, urge successfully, to do or refrain from doing something : οὐδέ με πείσεις Il. 1.132. Cf. Il. 4.104, Il. 5.252, Il. 6.51, Il. 15.26, Il. 22.78, etc. : ἔπειθεν (ἔπειθον) Ἀχαιούς Od. 2.106 = Od. 24.141, Od. 19.151. Cf. Od. 1.43, Od. 7.258 = Od. 9.33, Od. 9.500, Od. 23.337. With complementary infin. : τόνδε πεπιθήσω μαχέσασθαι Il. 22.223. Cf. Il. 23.40. 2 To induce to regard one with favour, win or bring over, prevail with : τότε κέν μιν ἱλασσάμενοι πεπίθοιμεν Il. 1.100. Cf. Il. 9.112, 181, 184, 315, 345, 386, Il. 12.173. 3 To induce to believe in the truth of something, win to a belief or assurance, convince: πείθεις μευ θυμόν Od. 23.230. Cf. Od. 14.123, 363, 392. 4 In mid. and in fut. πιθήσω. a To yield to inducement, persuasion or command, yield, submit oneself, be ruled, obey, hearken to another, follow his lead, be guided by him, do his bidding : ἀλλὰ πίθεσθε Il. 1.259. Cf. Il. 1.207, 274, 427, Il. 2.139, Il. 3.260, Il. 5.201, Il. 7.121, 379, etc. : δμώεσσιν ἐκέκλετο, τοὶ δʼ ἐπίθοντο Od. 6.71. Cf. Od. 1.279, Od. 3.146, 477, Od. 5.358, Od. 9.44, Od. 12.213, Od. 15.288, etc. With dat. of the person to whom or that to which one yields or submits oneself : ἐπείθετο μύθῳ Il. 1.33, πείθονταί οἱ Ἀχαιοί Il. 1.79. Cf. Il. 1.150, 214, 273, Il. 2.85, Il. 4.93, Il. 9.74, Il. 12.109, etc. : οὐκ εὖ πᾶσι πιθήσεις Od. 21.369. Cf. Od. 2.227 (to humour him), Od. 3.358, Od. 4.193, Od. 10.178, Od. 15.541, Od. 17.21, etc. With dat. and infin. : ἑῷ θυμῷ ἐλθεῖν Il. 10.204. Cf. Od. 24.456. Sim., to yield or resign oneself to something coming upon one in the course of nature. With dat. : ἀγαθὸν καὶ νυκτὶ πιθέσθαι Il. 7.282 = 293. Cf. Il. 23.48, 645, Il. 8.502 = Il. 9.65 : = Od. 12.291. b To bring oneself to believe in the truth of something, be convinced. With infin.: οὔ πω ἐπείθετο ὃν πατέρʼ εἶναι Od. 16.192. Cf. Il. 8.154. To believe in, be convinced by. With dat. ἀγγελίῃ Od. 1.414. 5 In pf. and plupf. and in the aor. pple. πιθήσας (these forms occurring only in this sense), and also (twice Il. 4.408 : Od. 20.45) in mid. a To feel assurance or confidence, be satisfied : κεφαλῇ τοι κατανείσομαι, ὄφρα πεποίθῃς Il. 1.524. Cf. Od. 13.344, Od. 24.329. b To put one's trust in, trust to, rely upon, commit oneself to, have trust or confidence in, be emboldened by. With dat. or instrumental : δεξιαί, ᾗς ἐπέπιθμεν Il. 2.341, ἱπποσύνῃ τε καὶ ἠνορέηφι πεποιθώς Il. 4.303, θεῶν τεράεσσι πιθήσας 398, ἡγεμόνας τοῖς ἐπεποίθει Il. 16.171. Cf. Il. 6.505 (committing his going to his ...), 510 (letting himself be carried away by it, exulting in it), Il. 9.119 (committing myself to the guidance of ...), Il. 11.235 (giving it its way, following it up), Il. 12.135, Il. 13.96 (I look to you to ...), 369, Il. 14.55, Il. 17.329, etc. : Od. 4.434, Od. 6.130, Od. 7.34, Od. 8.181, Od. 9.107, Od. 10.335, Od. 16.71 (feel confident of ...), 98 = 116, Od. 20.45, 289, Od. 21.132, 315.

σχέτλιος

σχέτλιος -η, -ον. σχε-, ἔχω. 1 Holding out, tough, unwearying: σ. εἰς, Ὀδυσεῦ Od. 12.279. Cf. Il. 10.164. 2 Hard to move, hard-hearted, cruel, pitiless, merciless: Ζεύς μʼ ἄτῃ ἐνέδησε, σ. Il. 2.112, Il. 9.19. Cf. Il. 5.403, Il. 8.361, Il. 9.630, Il. 16.203, Il. 17.150, Od. 24.33: Od. 3.161, Od. 4.729, Od. 5.118, Od. 9.351, 478, Od. 21.28, Od. 23.150. Obstinate, stubborn, self-willed Il. 3.414. 3 In a tone of affectionate or friendly remonstrance, rash, foolhardy, irrepressible: σχέτλιε, τίπτʼ ἐθέλεις ἐρεθιζέμεν ἄγριον ἄνδρα; Od. 9.494. Cf. Il. 18.13, Il. 22.41, 86: Od. 11.474, Od. 12.21, 116. Hard to turn from one's ways, ever bent on something Od. 13.293.– Hard to convince, of little faith: σχέτλιε, καί τίς τε χερείονι πείθεθʼ ἑταίρῳ Od. 20.45. 4 Of things, cruel, bringing hardship, evil: ἔργα Od. 9.295, Od. 14.83, Od. 22.413, ὕπνος Od. 10.69.

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.