ἥσσων
οὐδὲν γάρ ἐστι κεκαλυμμένον ὃ οὐκ ἀποκαλυφθήσεται → there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, there is nothing covered that won't be uncovered
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.
