Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

μάσσων

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: μάσσων μάσσων μάσσον

Structure: μασσων (Stem)

Etym.: irreg. comp. of makro/s or me/gas

Sense

  1. comparative degree of μακρός ‎(makrós)

Examples

  • καὶ πᾶσαν κατὰ Ἑλλάδ’ εὑρήσεισ ἐρευνῶν μάσσον’ ἢ ὡσ ἰδέμεν. (Pindar, Odes, olympian odes, olympian 13 31:1)
  • ἑπτὰ δ’ ἐν Νεμέᾳ τὰ δ’ οἴκοι μάσσον’ ἀριθμοῦ Διὸσ ἀγῶνι. (Pindar, Odes, nemean odes, nemean 2 8:1)
  • μή μου προκήδου μᾶσσον ὡσ ἐμοὶ γλυκύ. (Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound, episode18)
  • τάχα δ’ ὕστερον ἄλλον ἥσειν ἢ τοσσοῦτον ὀίομαι ἢ ἔτι μᾶσσον. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 8 24:2)

Synonyms

  1. comparative degree of μακρός ‎

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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