ὁπλότερος
ὁπλότερος, the younger
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ὁπλοτέρω Adjective: masculine nominative dual comparative, Adjective: masculine vocative dual comparative, Adjective: masculine accusative dual comparative, Adjective: neuter nominative dual comparative, Adjective: neuter vocative dual comparative, Adjective: neuter accusative dual comparative, Adjective: masculine genitive singular comparative, Adjective: neuter genitive singular comparative of ὁπλότερος
- the younger, always of persons, Il. 4.325, Od. 21.370, B. 10.71; ὁπλότερος γενεῇ younger by birth, Il. 2.707, Od. 19.184: fem. gen. pl. ὁπλοτεράων Il. 14.267, 275: Sup., youngest, ὁπλότατος γενεῆφιν 9.58; ὁ. θυγάτηρ Od. 7.58, cf. 11.283, Hes. Th. 946, Pi. I. 6(5).6, al.: Ar. Pax 1270-1 uses the Comp. in mock heroic lines.—The orig. sense was perh. capable of bearing arms; and so ὁπλότεροι would be the serviceable men, hence, the young men, opp. the old men and children, Il. 3.108, Hom. Epigr. 4.5; then simply, younger or youngest, hence of women, Νέστορος ὁπλοτάτη θυγάτηρ Od. 3.465, etc.; then, as the youngest are the last born, ἄνδρες ὁπλότεροι also means the latter generations, men of later days, Theoc. 16.46; ὁπλοτέρου τʼ Ἀχιλῆος ἀκούομεν Εὐρυλόχοιο Euph. 80.
-η, comp. Younger : ὁπλότερος γενεῇ Il. 2.707. Cf. Il. 4.325 : Od. 19.184, Od. 21.370.
Youthful rather than old : αἰεὶ ὁπλοτέρων ἀνδρῶν φρένες ἠερέθονται (the younger generation, the class of youths) Il. 3.108, χαρίτων μίαν ὁπλοτεράων (one of the youthful . . .) Il. 14.267, 275.
Superl. ὁπλότατος, -η.
Youngest, the youngest : Νέστορος ὁπλοτάτη θυγάτηρ Od. 3.465. Cf. Il. 9.58 : Od. 7.58, Od. 11.283, Od. 15.364.
- 1younger pl. pro subs. ἐδόκησέν τε τῶν πάλαι γενεᾷ ὁπλοτέροισιν ὕπατος ἀμφὶ τοκεῦσιν ἔμμεν πρὸς ἀρετάν P. 6.41
- comp. without any Posit. in use, the younger, Hom.; ὁπλότερος γενεῇ younger by birth, Lat. minor natu, Hom.; fem. gen. pl. ὁπλοτεράων Il.