ὁπλότερος
ὁπλότερος, the younger
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ὁπλοτέρω masculine nominative dual comparative, masculine vocative dual comparative, masculine accusative dual comparative, neuter nominative dual comparative, neuter vocative dual comparative, neuter accusative dual comparative, masculine genitive singular comparative, neuter genitive singular comparative of ὁπλότερος
- the younger, always of persons, Il. 4.325, Od. 21.370, B. 10.71; ὁπλότερος γενεῇ younger by birth, Il. 2.707, Od. 19.184: fem. gen. pl. ὁπλοτεράων Il. 14.267, 275: Sup., youngest, ὁπλότατος γενεῆφιν 9.58; ὁ. θυγάτηρ Od. 7.58, cf. 11.283, Hes. Th. 946, Pi. I. 6(5).6, al.: Ar. Pax 1270-1 uses the Comp. in mock heroic lines.—The orig. sense was perh. capable of bearing arms; and so ὁπλότεροι would be the serviceable men, hence, the young men, opp. the old men and children, Il. 3.108, Hom. Epigr. 4.5; then simply, younger or youngest, hence of women, Νέστορος ὁπλοτάτη θυγάτηρ Od. 3.465, etc.; then, as the youngest are the last born, ἄνδρες ὁπλότεροι also means the latter generations, men of later days, Theoc. 16.46; ὁπλοτέρου τʼ Ἀχιλῆος ἀκούομεν Εὐρυλόχοιο Euph. 80.
-η, comp. Younger : ὁπλότερος γενεῇ Il. 2.707. Cf. Il. 4.325 : Od. 19.184, Od. 21.370.
Youthful rather than old : αἰεὶ ὁπλοτέρων ἀνδρῶν φρένες ἠερέθονται (the younger generation, the class of youths) Il. 3.108, χαρίτων μίαν ὁπλοτεράων (one of the youthful . . .) Il. 14.267, 275.
Superl. ὁπλότατος, -η.
Youngest, the youngest : Νέστορος ὁπλοτάτη θυγάτηρ Od. 3.465. Cf. Il. 9.58 : Od. 7.58, Od. 11.283, Od. 15.364.
- 1younger pl. pro subs. ἐδόκησέν τε τῶν πάλαι γενεᾷ ὁπλοτέροισιν ὕπατος ἀμφὶ τοκεῦσιν ἔμμεν πρὸς ἀρετάν P. 6.41
- comp. without any Posit. in use, the younger, Hom.; ὁπλότερος γενεῇ younger by birth, Lat. minor natu, Hom.; fem. gen. pl. ὁπλοτεράων Il.