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|Definition=ἧσσον, gen. ονος; Att. ἥττων, Ion. ἥσσων (not <b class="b3">ἕσσων</b>) Hdt. (v. infr.), <span class="bibl">Democr.50</span>, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">VC</span>2</span>: formed from <b class="b3">ἦκα</b> (prop. <b class="b3">ἠσσ-</b>, cf. | |Definition=ἧσσον, gen. ονος; Att. ἥττων, Ion. ἥσσων (not <b class="b3">ἕσσων</b>) Hdt. (v. infr.), <span class="bibl">Democr.50</span>, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">VC</span>2</span>: formed from <b class="b3">ἦκα</b> (prop. <b class="b3">ἠσσ-</b>, cf. [[ἤκιστος]]), but in sense Comp. of <b class="b3">κακός, μικρός</b>: <span class="sense"> <span class="bld">I</span> c. gen. pers., <b class="b2">inferior</b>; esp. in force, <b class="b2">weaker</b>, αἴθ' ὅσον ἥ. εἰμὶ τόσον σέο φέρτερος εἴην <span class="bibl">Il.16.722</span>; of horses, <span class="bibl">23.322</span>, al.; ῥώμῃ ἥσσονες τῶν Περσέων <span class="bibl">Hdt.8</span> <span class="bibl">113</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">9.62</span>; γυναικῶν ἥσσονες <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>680</span>; Κύπριδος <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span>631</span>; <b class="b3">ἔς τι</b> in a thing, <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.102</span>: c. inf. modi, <b class="b3">ἥσς. τινὸς θέειν</b> <b class="b2">not so good</b> at running, ib.<span class="bibl">105</span>; <b class="b3">οὐδενὸς ἥσς. γνῶναι</b> <b class="b2">second</b> to none in judging, <span class="bibl">Th.2.60</span>; <b class="b3">ἱππεύειν ἥττ. τῶν ἡλίκων</b> <b class="b2">inferior</b> to them in riding, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span> 1.3.15</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">2</span> abs., <b class="b3">οἱ ἥσς</b>. <b class="b2">the weaker party</b>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>203</span>, <span class="bibl">489</span>; <b class="b3">οὐχ ἥσσους γενέσθαι</b> to have the best of it, <span class="bibl">Th.4.72</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ λαμβάνειν τὰ τῶν ἡττ</b>. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>5.6.32</span>: c. dat. modi, ἥσσονες ναυμαχίῃ <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.86</span>: c. acc. modi, <b class="b3">τὸν νοῦν ἥσς</b>. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>1023</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>1.4.4</span>; of things, <b class="b3">τὸν ἥττω λόγον κρείττω ποιεῖν</b> 'to make <b class="b2">the worse</b> appear the better cause', <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ap.</span>18b</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>114</span>: pl., <b class="b3">οἱ ἥττους λόγοι</b> ib.<span class="bibl">1042</span>, <span class="bibl">Isoc.15.15</span>; τὸ ἧσς. ἀδικία νέμεις <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Supp.</span>379</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b2">less, fewer</b>, ἵνα πλείω μὲν ἀκούωμεν, ἥττονα δὲ λέγωμεν Zeno Stoic.1.68. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">II</span> c. gen. rei, <b class="b2">giving way</b> or <b class="b2">yielding to</b> a thing, <b class="b2">a slave to . .</b>, <b class="b3">τοῦ τῆσδ' ἔρωτος εἰς ἅπανθ' ἥσς</b>. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>489</span>; τῶν αἰσχρῶν <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ant.</span>747</span>; ὀργῆς <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Fr.</span>929</span>; γάμων <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">IA</span>1354</span>; κέρδους <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pl.</span>363</span>; ἡδονῶν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>353c</span>; γαστρὸς ἢ οἴνου ἢ ἀφροδισίων ἢ πόνου ἢ ὕπνου <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>1.5.1</span>; χρημάτων Democr. l.c., <span class="bibl">Theopomp.Hist.121</span>: generally, <b class="b2">unable to resist</b>, τοῦ πεπρωμένου <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hel.</span>1660</span>; νόσων καὶ γήρως <span class="bibl">Lys.2.78</span>; <b class="b3">οἱ ἥττους τῶν πόνων [ἵπποι</b>] <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Eq.Mag.</span>1.3</span>, <span class="bibl">2.78</span>. </span><span class="sense"> <span class="bld">III</span> neut. <b class="b3">ἧσσον, ἧττον</b>, as Adv., <b class="b2">less</b>, ὀλίγον δέ τί μ' ἧσς. ἐτίμα <span class="bibl">Od.15.365</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>264</span> (anap.); ἧσσόν τι <span class="bibl">Th. 3.75</span>; ἧσς. ἑτέρων <span class="bibl">Id.1.84</span>; <b class="b3">ὁμοίως τε τρωθεὶς καὶ ἧσς</b>. Hp.l.c.: mostly with Verbs, but also with Adjs., ἀριστοκρατίαι . . αἱ μὲν ἧττ., αἱ δὲ μᾶλλον μόνιμοι <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1307a14</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Mete.</span>340b8</span>: with a Comp., ἧττ. ἀκριβέστερον <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pr.</span>957b8</span>; ἧττ. εὐληπτοτέραν <span class="bibl">D.H.3.43</span> codd.: with neg., <b class="b3">οὐχ ἧσς., οὐδ' ἧσς</b>., not a whit <b class="b2">less, just as much</b>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ch.</span>181</span>, <span class="bibl">708</span>, <span class="bibl">Th.1.8</span>; <b class="b3">οὐδὲν ἧσς., μηδὲν ἧσς</b>., <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>276</span>, <span class="bibl">1329</span>; for <b class="b3">τὸ μᾶλλον καὶ ἧττ</b>., v. [[μάλα]].</span> | ||
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English (LSJ)
ἧσσον, gen. ονος; Att. ἥττων, Ion. ἥσσων (not ἕσσων) Hdt. (v. infr.), Democr.50, Hp.VC2: formed from ἦκα (prop. ἠσσ-, cf. ἤκιστος), but in sense Comp. of κακός, μικρός: I c. gen. pers., inferior; esp. in force, weaker, αἴθ' ὅσον ἥ. εἰμὶ τόσον σέο φέρτερος εἴην Il.16.722; of horses, 23.322, al.; ῥώμῃ ἥσσονες τῶν Περσέων Hdt.8 113, cf. 9.62; γυναικῶν ἥσσονες S.Ant.680; Κύπριδος E.Andr.631; ἔς τι in a thing, Hdt.3.102: c. inf. modi, ἥσς. τινὸς θέειν not so good at running, ib.105; οὐδενὸς ἥσς. γνῶναι second to none in judging, Th.2.60; ἱππεύειν ἥττ. τῶν ἡλίκων inferior to them in riding, X.Cyr. 1.3.15. 2 abs., οἱ ἥσς. the weaker party, A.Supp.203, 489; οὐχ ἥσσους γενέσθαι to have the best of it, Th.4.72; τὸ λαμβάνειν τὰ τῶν ἡττ. X.An.5.6.32: c. dat. modi, ἥσσονες ναυμαχίῃ Hdt.5.86: c. acc. modi, τὸν νοῦν ἥσς. S.El.1023, cf. X.Cyr.1.4.4; of things, τὸν ἥττω λόγον κρείττω ποιεῖν 'to make the worse appear the better cause', Pl.Ap.18b, cf. Ar.Nu.114: pl., οἱ ἥττους λόγοι ib.1042, Isoc.15.15; τὸ ἧσς. ἀδικία νέμεις E.Supp.379 (lyr.). b less, fewer, ἵνα πλείω μὲν ἀκούωμεν, ἥττονα δὲ λέγωμεν Zeno Stoic.1.68. II c. gen. rei, giving way or yielding to a thing, a slave to . ., τοῦ τῆσδ' ἔρωτος εἰς ἅπανθ' ἥσς. S.Tr.489; τῶν αἰσχρῶν Id.Ant.747; ὀργῆς Id.Fr.929; γάμων E.IA1354; κέρδους Ar.Pl.363; ἡδονῶν Pl.Prt.353c; γαστρὸς ἢ οἴνου ἢ ἀφροδισίων ἢ πόνου ἢ ὕπνου X.Mem.1.5.1; χρημάτων Democr. l.c., Theopomp.Hist.121: generally, unable to resist, τοῦ πεπρωμένου E.Hel.1660; νόσων καὶ γήρως Lys.2.78; οἱ ἥττους τῶν πόνων [ἵπποι] X.Eq.Mag.1.3, 2.78. III neut. ἧσσον, ἧττον, as Adv., less, ὀλίγον δέ τί μ' ἧσς. ἐτίμα Od.15.365, cf. E.Hipp.264 (anap.); ἧσσόν τι Th. 3.75; ἧσς. ἑτέρων Id.1.84; ὁμοίως τε τρωθεὶς καὶ ἧσς. Hp.l.c.: mostly with Verbs, but also with Adjs., ἀριστοκρατίαι . . αἱ μὲν ἧττ., αἱ δὲ μᾶλλον μόνιμοι Arist.Pol.1307a14, cf. Mete.340b8: with a Comp., ἧττ. ἀκριβέστερον Id.Pr.957b8; ἧττ. εὐληπτοτέραν D.H.3.43 codd.: with neg., οὐχ ἧσς., οὐδ' ἧσς., not a whit less, just as much, A.Ch.181, 708, Th.1.8; οὐδὲν ἧσς., μηδὲν ἧσς., S.Aj.276, 1329; for τὸ μᾶλλον καὶ ἧττ., v. μάλα.
