κερδίων
κερδίων, more profitable
- more profitable; Hom. only neut., ἐμοὶ δέ κε κέρδιον εἴη Il. 6.410, or καί κεν πολὺ κέρδιον ἦεν 3.41, cf. 7.28; ἦ μάλα τοι τόδε κ. ἔπλετο θυμῷ Od. 20.304: later in masc., οὔτοι ἅπασα κερδίων φαίνοισα πρόσωπον ἀλάθεια Pi. N. 5.16.
- II κέρδιστος, η, ον, Sup., most cunning or crafty, Σίσυφος . ., ὃ κέρδιστος γένετʼ ἀνδρῶν Il. 6.153.
- 2 of things, most profitable, A. Pr. 387; πρὸς τὸ κέρδιστον τραπείς S. Aj. 743.
[comp. fr. κέρδος.]
Only in neut. κέρδιον.
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More or most profitable or advantageous, better, best: τό κεν πολὺ κ. εἴη Il. 7.28. Cf. Il. 15.226, Il. 17.417: Od. 20.304, 331, 381.
Absol.: πολύ κε κ. ἦεν Il. 3.41. Cf. Il. 5.201=Il. 22.103:=Od. 9.228, Od. 2.320.
With infin., the better or best course to take, the better or best thing to be done or that can happen: ἐμοί κε κ. εἴ χθόνα δύμεναι Il. 6.410: τό γε κ. εἴσατο, χρήμαιτʼ ἀγυρτάζειν Od. 19.283. Cf. Il. 22.108, Il. 13.458=Il. 14.23:=Od. 18.93=Od. 22.338=Od. 24.239, Od. 2.74, Od. 6.145, Od. 10.153, Od. 11.358=Od. 20.316.
Sim. with ὄφρα Il. 16.652.
With a statement of the course taken Od. 5.474, Od. 15.204.
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Profitable rather than the reverse, profitable, good: ἔπος, τό κε κ. εἴη Od. 18.166. Cf. Il. 19.63.
Absol.: τῶ οὔ νύ τι κ. ἡμῖν ἔλπομαι ἐκτελέεσθαι
(no good) Il. 7.352.With infin.: οὔ σφιν ἐφαίνετο κ. εἶναι μαίεσθαι προτέρω (it seemed useless to do it) Od. 14.355.
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- 1more profitable οὔ τοι ἅπασα κερδίων φαίνοισα πρόσωπον ἀλάθειʼ ἀτρεκές N. 5.16
- Imore profitable, Hom., etc.
- IIκέρδιστος, η, ον, Sup. most cunning or crafty, Il.
- 2of things, most profitable, Aesch., Soph.