κάρτιστος
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
English (LSJ)
η, ον, Ep. for κράτιστος.
English (Autenrieth)
strongest, mightiest; neut., φυγέειν κάρτιστον ἀπ' αὐτῆς (sc. ἐστί), best, i. e. ‘the better part of valor,’ Od. 12.120.
Greek Monolingual
κάρτιστος, -ίστη, -ον (Α)
κράτιστος.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Υπερθετικός βαθμός του τ. κάρτων].
Translations
best
Arabic: أَفْضَل; Czech: nejlepší; French: meilleur, meilleure; German: Beste; Greek: καλύτερος; Ancient Greek: ἄριστος, βέλτιστος, κράτιστος; Hebrew: מֵיטָב; Hindi: श्रेष्ठ; Hungarian: legjobb; Icelandic: best; Italian: migliore; Japanese: 一番; Korean: 최선; Kurdish Northern Kurdish: baştirîn; Latin: optimus; Malay: terbaik; Maori: pai rawa atu; Persian: خوبترین, بهترین; Polish: najlepszy; Portuguese: melhor; Russian: лучший, наилучший; Samoan: sili; Sanskrit: श्रेष्ठ, वसिष्ठ; Spanish: mejor; Tamil: சிறந்த, மிகச்சிறந்த; Thai: ดีที่สุด; Ukrainian: найкращий, найлі́пший
