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ἀλγίων

ἀλγίων, more painful

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ἄλγιστʼ neuter nominative plural superlative, neuter vocative plural superlative, neuter accusative plural superlative, masculine vocative singular superlative, feminine nominative plural superlative, feminine vocative plural superlative of ἀλγίων

See ἄλγιστʼ in Morpho

ἀλγ-ίων, ον, ἄλγιστος, η, ον, irreg. Comp. and Sup. of ἀλγεινός, formed fr. Subst. ἄλγος (cf. καλλίων, αἰσχίων): —
  • more or most painful, grievous, or distressing: — of Comp., Hom. has only neut. ἄλγιον, in signf. so much the worse, τῷ δʼ ἄλγιον, αἴ κʼ ἐθέλῃσιν . . ἄμμι μάχεσθαι Il. 18.278, cf. 306, Od. 4.292: Sup. only in Il. 23.655 ἥτʼ ἀλγίστη δαμάσασθαι (of a mule).— Both are common in Trag., as ἀλγίων A. Pr. 934, S. Ant. 64; ἄλγιστος Id. OT 675, etc. [-ῐον Hom., -ῑον Trag.]

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