κέρδιον
From LSJ
Ἐς δὲ τὰ ἔσχατα νουσήματα αἱ ἔσχαται θεραπεῖαι ἐς ἀκριβείην, κράτισται → For extreme diseases, extreme methods of cure, as to restriction, are most suitable.
English (Autenrieth)
more profitable, more advantageous, ‘better,’ Od. 18.166.— Sup. κέρδιστος, the slyest, Il. 6.153†.
