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μήκιστος

mekistos

tallest, greatest, longest

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μήκιστος · mēkistos — LSJ

tallest

tallest, τὸν δὴ μήκιστον καὶ κάρτιστον κτάνον ἄνδρα Il. 7.155, cf. Od. 11.309.

2 greatest

greatest, μάκιστον σέλας A. Fr. 281.1; μείζονα [πηδήματα] τῶν μακίστων S. OT 1301 (anap.); τὰ μάκιστʼ ἐμῶν κακῶν E. Hipp. 818 (lyr.); τὸ μήκιστον τεράων A.R. 4.1364.

3 longest, for a very long time, in the highest degree, as far as possible, at last?, at longest, for the longest time

longest, in point of Time, ἐπὶ τὸ μήκιστον ἀνθρωπίνου αἰῶνος X. Ages. 10.4: neut. μήκιστον as Adv., for a very long time or in the highest degree, h.Cer. 258 (s.v.l.); ὅτι δύνᾳ μάκιστον . . ἐξιδοῦ see to it as far as possible, S. Ph. 851 (lyr.); τί νύ μοι μήκιστα γένηται; what is to become of me at last? Od. 5.299, 465; τὸ μ. at longest, Luc. Herm. 50; ἐπὶ μ. for the longest time, Id. Demon. 1.

4 farthest

farthest, X. Cyr. 4.5.28, A.R. 1.82; μ. ἀφέστηκεν τοῦ πείθειν Phld. Rh. 1.270 S.

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