καρτερός

καρτερός, ά, όν, (κάρτος) A. = κρατερός (q. v.), strong, staunch, φάλαγγες Il. 5.592; καὶ εἰ μάλα κ. ἐστιν [Hector] 13.316; Ἡρακλῆς ὁ κ. Ar. Ra. 464: c. inf., κ. ἐστι μάχῃ ἔνι φῶτας ἐναίρειν Il. 13.483; πολέμῳ ἔνι κ. ἐσσι 9.53; Ζεὺς Τυφῶ -ώτερος μάχῃ A. Th. 517; τὰ καρτερώτατα the strongest, S. Aj. 669. 2. c. gen., possessed of, in control of, master of, Ἀσίης Archil. 26; οὐκέτι τῆς αὑτοῦ γλώσσης κ. οὔτε νόου Thgn. 480; ἁμῶν Theoc. 15.94; παθῶν D.H. 5.8; γῆς καὶ οἰκίων SIG 45.28 (Halic., V B.C.); Θηβαίων Arr. Fr. 91 J. 3. = καρτερικός, steadfast, patient, πρὸς πάντα X. Cyr. 1.6.25; obstinate, -ώτατος ἀνθρώπων πρὸς τὸ ἀπιστεῖν Pl. Phd. 77a; κ. πρὸς τὸ λέγειν mighty in disputation, Id. Tht. 169b. 4. of things, mighty, potent, ὅρκος Il. 19.108; κ. ἔργα deeds of might, 5.872; κ. ἕλκος severe, 16.517; κ. μάχη strongly contested, sharp, severe, Hdt. 1.76, Th. 4.43; ναυμαχίη Hdt. 8.12; ἀγών Plb. 1.27.11; ἀλαλά, μέριμναι, Pi. I. 7(6).10, 8(7).13; λίθος Id. O. 1.58, E. Fr. 1044; κτύπος A. Pr. 923; -ώτατον βέλος Pi. O. 1.112; τὸ κ. force, violence, A. Supp. 612; but τόλμης εἶμι πρὸς τὸ κ. the utmost verge of . . , E. Med. 394; κατὰ τὸ κ. in Adv. sense, Hdt. 1.212, 3.65, Ar. Ach. 622, etc.; πρὸς τὸ κ. A. Pr. 214: abs., τὸ κ. Theoc. 1.41. 5. of place, strong, Hdt. 9.9, Th. 4.3; τὸ -ώτατον τοῦ χωρίου Id. 5.10; λόφος κ. Id. 4.131. 6. = κύριος, fixed, determined, τοῦτο κ. εἶναι SIG 45.22 (Halic., V B.C.). II. Adv. -ρῶς strongly, violently, LXX 4 Ma. 15.31, Arr. An. 2.23.7, Luc. Somn. 6; κ. ὑπνοῦσθαι to sleep sound, Hdt. 3.69. 2. resolutely, Ach.Tat. 8.17; κ. ὑπόμενε Luc. Prom. 21.