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===adjective=== | |||
P. and V. [[ἀμείνων]], [[βελτίων]]. [[κρείσσων]], [[καλλίων]], V. λῴων (P. rare), φέρτερος, [[ὑπέρτερος]]. | [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἀμείνων]], [[βελτίων]]. [[κρείσσων]], [[καλλίων]], [[verse|V.]] [[λῴων]] ([[prose|P.]] rare), [[φέρτερος]], [[ὑπέρτερος]]. | ||
[[better in health]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ῥᾴων]]. | |||
[[be better in health]], v.: [[ῥαΐζειν]]. | |||
===adverb=== | |||
P. and V. ἄμεινον, βέλτιον, κρεῖσσον, [[κάλλιον]], V. λῷον. | [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἄμεινον]], [[βέλτιον]], [[κρεῖσσον]], [[κάλλιον]], [[verse|V.]] [[λῷον]]. | ||
[[more]], [[rather]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[μᾶλλον]]. | |||
[[think better of]]: see [[reconsider]], [[repent]]. | |||
[[think better of it]]: [[verse|V.]] [[φρόνησιν… λῴω… λαβεῖν]] ([[Sophocles|Soph.]], ''[[Philoctetes]]'' 1078). | |||
[[gel the better]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[νικᾶν]], [[κρατεῖν]]. [[prose|P.]] [[περιέχειν]], [[ὑπερέχειν]]. | |||
[[get the better of]]: [[prose|P.]] [[πλεονεκτεῖν]] (gen.), [[πλέον φέρεσθαι]] (gen.); see [[excel]], [[conquer]]. | |||
[[if they listen to our representations so much the better]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ἢν μὲν εἰσακούσωσί τι πρεσβευομένων ἡμῶν ταῦτα ἄριστα]] ([[Thucydides|Thuc.]] 1, 82). | |||
[[all the better]]: [[prose|P.]] [[τοσούτῳ ἄμεινον]]. | |||
===verb transitive=== | |||
[[improve]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἐξορθοῦν]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[ἐπανορθοῦν]]. | |||
[[excel]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[κρατεῖν]]. [[ὑπερβάλλειν]]. [[ὑπερφέρειν]] (gen.); see [[excel]]. | |||
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English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adjective
P. and V. ἀμείνων, βελτίων. κρείσσων, καλλίων, V. λῴων (P. rare), φέρτερος, ὑπέρτερος.
be better in health, v.: ῥαΐζειν.
adverb
P. and V. ἄμεινον, βέλτιον, κρεῖσσον, κάλλιον, V. λῷον.
more, rather: P. and V. μᾶλλον.
think better of: see reconsider, repent.
think better of it: V. φρόνησιν… λῴω… λαβεῖν (Soph., Philoctetes 1078).
gel the better: P. and V. νικᾶν, κρατεῖν. P. περιέχειν, ὑπερέχειν.
get the better of: P. πλεονεκτεῖν (gen.), πλέον φέρεσθαι (gen.); see excel, conquer.
if they listen to our representations so much the better: P. ἢν μὲν εἰσακούσωσί τι πρεσβευομένων ἡμῶν ταῦτα ἄριστα (Thuc. 1, 82).
all the better: P. τοσούτῳ ἄμεινον.
verb transitive
improve: P. and V. ἐξορθοῦν, Ar. and P. ἐπανορθοῦν.
excel: P. and V. κρατεῖν. ὑπερβάλλειν. ὑπερφέρειν (gen.); see excel.
