κύδιστος

kydistos

most honoured, noblest

Appears 20 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

κύδιστος, η, ον, Sup. of κυδρός, A. most honoured, noblest, in Hom. freq. of Zeus and Agamemnon, Ζεῦ κύδιστε μέγιστε Il. 2.412, al.; Ἀτρεΐδη κ. 1.122, al.; of Athena, 4.515, Od. 3.378; of Hera, h.Ven. 42; of Leto, h.Ap. 62; of Anchises, h.Ven. 108; κύδιστʼ Ἀχαιῶν A. Fr. 238 (lyr.). 2. of things, greatest, κύδιστʼ ἀχέων Id. Supp. 13 (anap.): in Trag., Comp. κῡδίων [ῑ], ον, gen. ονος, τί μοι ζῆν δῆτα κύδιον; what profits it me to live? E. Alc. 960 (s.v.l.), cf. Andr. 639 (v.l. κύδιστον).
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