Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

περαίτερος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: περαίτερος περαίτερᾱ περαίτερον

Structure: περαιτερ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: pe/ra

Sense

  1. beyond, leading further
  2. further
  3. beyond what is fit, too far

Examples

  • ὁδῶν ὁδοὶ περαίτεραι, μία δ’ οὐχ ἅπαντασ ἄμμε θρέψει μελέτα· (Pindar, Odes, olympian odes, olympian 9 27:1)

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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