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ἄγριος

ἄγριος, (living in the fields) wild, savage, harsh

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ἀγριωτάτοις masculine dative plural superlative, neuter dative plural superlative of ἄγριος

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ἄγριος, α, ον, Od. 9.119; also ος, ον (not in Trag. or com). Il. 19.88, Phoc. 3.6, Pl. Lg. 824a, Theoc. 22.36: Comp. -ώτερος Th. 6.60: Sup. -ώτατος Pl. R. 564a (ἀγρός):
  • living in the fields, wild, savage.
    • I of animals, opp. τιθασός ἥμερος, wild, βάλλειν ἄγρια πάντα Il. 5.52; αἴξ, σῦς, 3.24, 9.539; even of flies, ἄ. φῦλα, μυίας 19.30; ἵπποι, ὄνοι, etc., Hdt. 7.86, etc.; ἄ. τέρας, of a bull, E. Hipp. 1214; ἄ. θηρία X. An. 1.2.7; of men, living in a wild state, Hdt. 4.191.
      • 2 of trees, opp. ἥμερος, wild, Pi. Fr. 46, Hdt. 4.21, etc.; μητρὸς ἀγρίας ἄπο ποτόν of the wild vine, A. Pers. 614, cf. Arist. Pr. 896a8; ἄ. ἔλαιον S. Tr. 1197; ὕλη Id. OT 476, etc.; μέλι Ev.Matt. 3.4.
      • 3 of countries, wild, uncultivated, Pl. Phd. 113b, Lg. 905b.
    • II mostly of men, beasts, etc.:
      • 1 in moral sense, savage, fierce, Il. 8.96, Od. 1.199, etc., cf. Ar. Nu. 567; δεσπότης Pl. R. 329c; ἄ. καὶ ἀπαίδευτος Id. Grg. 510b; ἄγριε παῖ καὶ στυγνέ Theoc. 23.19, cf. 2.54; ἄ. κυβευτής a passionate gambler, Men. 965; esp. of παιδερασταί, Ar. Nu. 349 (cf. Sch. ad loc.), Aeschin. 1.52, Aen.Gaz. Thphr. p.14 B.
      • 2 of temper, wild, fierce, θυμός, χόλος, Il. 9.629, 4.23; λέων δʼ ὥς, ἄγρια οἶδεν 24.41; ἄ. πτόλεμος, μῶλος, 17.737, 398; ἄγριος ἄτη 19.88; ἄ. ὁδοί cruel ways or counsels, S. Ant. 1274; ὀργή OT 344 (Sup.); ἀγριώτατα ἤθεα Hdt. 4.106; ἔρωτες Pl. Phd. 81a; φιλία Id. Lg. 837b, cf. R. 572b, etc.; τὸ ἄ. savageness, Id. Cra. 394e; ἐς τὸ -ώτερον to harsher measures, Th. l.c.
      • 3 of things, circumstances, etc., cruel, harsh, δεσμά A. Pr. 177; νὺξ -ωτέρη wild, stormy, Hdt. 8.13; δουλεία Pl. R. 564a; σύντασις ἀ. a violent strain, Id. Phlb. 46d; ἄ. βάρος, of strong, hot wine, Ar. Fr. 351.
        • b ἀ. νόσος, prob., malignant, S. Ph. 173, 265; ἄ. ἕλκος Bion 1.16.
    • III Adv. -ίως, savagely, A. Eu. 972, Ar. V. 705; ἄγρια δερκομένω, παίσδων, Hes. Sc. 236, Mosch. 1.11. [ᾱ Hom.; ᾱ in trim., ᾰ in lyr. A. and S.; ᾱ/ᾰ E.; ῑ metri grat., where the ult. is long, Il. 22.313 (nisi leg. ἀγρίοο).]

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