καρτερός

English (LSJ)

ά, όν, (κάρτος)

   A = κρατερός (q. v.), strong, staunch, φάλαγγες Il.5.592; καὶ εἰ μάλα κ. ἐστιν [Hector] 13.316; Ἡρακλῆς ὁ κ. Ar.Ra.464: c. inf., κ. ἐστι μάχῃ ἔνι φῶτας ἐναίρειν Il.13.483; πολέμῳ ἔνι κ. ἐσσι 9.53; Ζεὺς Τυφῶ -ώτερος μάχῃ A.Th.517; τὰ καρτερώτατα the strongest, S.Aj.669.    2 c. gen., possessed of, in control of, master of, Ἀσίης Archil.26; οὐκέτι τῆς αὑτοῦ γλώσσης κ. οὔτε νόου Thgn.480; ἁμῶν Theoc.15.94; παθῶν D.H.5.8; γῆς καὶ οἰκίων SIG45.28 (Halic., V B.C.); Θηβαίων Arr.Fr.91 J.    3 = καρτερικός, steadfast, patient, πρὸς πάντα X.Cyr.1.6.25; obstinate, -ώτατος ἀνθρώπων πρὸς τὸ ἀπιστεῖν Pl.Phd.77a; κ. πρὸς τὸ λέγειν mighty in disputation, Id.Tht.169b.    4 of things, mighty, potent, ὅρκος Il.19.108; κ. ἔργα deeds of might, 5.872; κ. ἕλκος severe, 16.517; κ. μάχη strongly contested, sharp, severe, Hdt.1.76, Th.4.43; ναυμαχίη Hdt.8.12; ἀγών Plb.1.27.11; ἀλαλά, μέριμναι, Pi.I.7(6).10, 8(7).13; λίθος Id.O.1.58, E.Fr.1044; κτύπος A.Pr.923; -ώτατον βέλος Pi.O.1.112; τὸ κ. force, violence, A.Supp.612; but τόλμης εἶμι πρὸς τὸ κ. the utmost verge of... E.Med.394; κατὰ τὸ κ. in Adv. sense, Hdt.1.212, 3.65, Ar.Ach.622, etc.; πρὸς τὸ κ. A.Pr.214: abs., τὸ κ. Theoc.1.41.    5 of place, strong, Hdt.9.9, Th.4.3; τὸ -ώτατον τοῦ Χωρίου Id.5.10; λόφος κ. Id.4.131.    6 = κύριος, fixed, determined, τοῦτο κ. εἶναι SIG45.22 (Halic., V B.C.).    II Adv. -ρῶς strongly, violently, LXX 4 Ma.15.31, Arr.An.2.23.7, Luc.Somn.6; κ. ὑπνοῦσθαι to sleep sound, Hdt. 3.69.    2 resolutely, Ach.Tat.8.17; κ. ὑπόμενε Luc.Prom.21.