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G05501

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

χείρων

Alt. χείρων, ονος, ὁ, ἡ,

Etym. irreg. comp. and superl. of κακός

Etym. from Root ΧΕΡ, v. χερείων II

I. of persons, "worse, meaner, inferior", Hom., etc.; σὺ μὲν ἐσθλός, ἐγὼ δὲ σέθεν πολὺ χείρων Il.: in moral sense, "worse than others, a knave", Soph., Thuc., etc.

2. "worse" in quality, "inferior", Il.; χ. εἰς τὴν ἀρετήν Plat.; χ. τὰ πολεμικά Xen.; c. inf., χ. ποιεῖν id=Xen.

II. of things, "inferior", Il., Xen.

2. "worse, more severe", νόσος Eur.; μοῖρα Plat.

III. the neut. is used,

1. as a Subst., τὰ χερείονα "the worse advice, ill counsels", Il.: —ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον τρέπεσθαι, κλίνειν to fall off, get worse, Xen.

2. χεῖρόν τινι (sc. ἔστι or ἔσται) "it is or will be worse" for one, Od., Xen.; οὐ χεῖρον, in an answer, 'tis "well", Ar.

3. as adv., like Lat. pejus, worse, χεῖρον βουλεύεσθαι Thuc.; βιῶναι, ζῆν Plat.

b. "in inferior degree, less", Xen., etc.

B. Sup. χείριστος, η, ον "worst", Lat. pessimus, Plat., etc.: esp. οἱ χείριστοι "men of lowest degree", Xen.