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βελτίων

beltion

better

Appears 319 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

βελτίων, ον, gen. ονος, Comp. of ἀγαθός, A. better (not in Hom.), βέλτιόν [ἐστι] it is fitting, convenient, Arist. Pol. 1264b28; μανθάνειν βελτίονα [S.]Fr. 1120.5; ἐπὶ τὸ β. χωρεῖν improve, advance, Th. 7.50; ἐπὶ τὸ β. ἐλθεῖν Din. 1.65; ἄγειν ib.29; τὰ βελτίω προσδοκᾶν ἀεί Apollod.Com. 9. Adv. βελτιόνως, ἔχειν Hp. Mul. 1.2, cf. Pl. R. 484a. [ῑ Att., but βέλτῐον Mimn. 2.10.]
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