μήκιστος
mekistos
tallest
Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
μήκιστος, η, ον, Dor. μάκιστος [ᾱ], the only form used by Trag.: irreg. Sup. of μακρός (formed from μῆκος, as αἴσχιστος from αἶσχος), A. tallest, τὸν δὴ μήκιστον καὶ κάρτιστον κτάνον ἄνδρα Il. 7.155, cf. Od. 11.309. 2. greatest, μάκιστον σέλας Fr. 281.1; μείζονα [πηδήματα] τῶν μακίστων OT 1301 (anap.); τὰ μάκιστʼ ἐμῶν κακῶν Hipp. 818 (lyr.); τὸ μήκιστον τεράων 4.1364. 3. longest, in point of Time, ἐπὶ τὸ μήκιστον ἀνθρωπίνου αἰῶνος Ages. 10.4: neut. μήκιστον as Adv., for a very long time or in the highest degree, 258 (s.v.l.); ὅτι δύνᾳ μάκιστον . . ἐξιδοῦ see to it as far as possible, Ph. 851 (lyr.); τί νύ μοι μήκιστα γένηται; what is to become of me at last? Od. 5.299,465; τὸ μ. at longest, Herm. 50; ἐπὶ μ. for the longest time, Demon. 1. 4. farthest, Cyr. 4.5.28, 1.82; μ. ἀφέστηκεν τοῦ πείθειν Rh. 1.270
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