ἄγχιστος

ἄγχιστ-ος, ον, Arc. ἄσιστος (v. sub fin.),

• Sup. of ἄγχι, nearest: as Adj. not in Ep.; nearest in place, A. Ag. 256 (lyr.), S. OT 919; γένει ἄ. πατρός E. Tr. 48; τὸν ἄ. S. El. 1105; ever nigh, Pi. P. 9.64.
• • II Hom. has only neut. as Adv., ἄγχιστον nearest, Od. 5.280; more commonly pl., ἄγχιστα ἐῴκει was most nearly like, Il. 2.58, 14.474; ἄ. ἐοικώς Od. 13.80; ἄ. ἐΐσκω 6.152, cf. Pi. I. 2.10: freq. c. gen., Διὸς ἄ. next to Zeus, A. Supp. 1035 (lyr.); ἄ. τοῦ βωμοῦ Hdt. 9.81; ἄ. οἰκεῖν τινος Id. 1.134, al., cf. Hp. Mul. 2.181:—οἱ ἄ. those next of kin, Hdt. 5.79; ἄ. ἦν αὐτῷ γένους Luc. Cat. 17; also τοὶ ʼς ἄσιστα πόθικες IG 5(2).159.17 (Tegea), cf. Jahresh. 1.197 (Elis).
  • • 2 nearest to what is right, ‘for choice’, Hp. Art. 14, cf. Acut. 57.
  • III of Time, most lately, but now, ἄ . . . πόλεμος δέδηεν Il. 20.18; ὁ ἄ. ἀποθανών he who died last, Hdt. 2.143; τὰ ἄ. most recently, Antipho 2.1.6.

ἄγχιστος, superl. zu ἄγχι, der Nächste, vom Orte, Aesch. Ag. 247 ; Soph. O.R. 919, u. von Verwandtschaft El. 1094, wie Eur. γένει ἄγχ. πατρός Tr. 48. Bei Pind. mit dem dat., χάρμα ἀνδράσιν ἄγχ., zum Schutze nahe, P. 9.64. – Hom. nur neutr., einmal ἄγχιστον, Od. 5.280 ἐφάνη ὄρεα σκιόεντα γαίης Φαιήκων, ὅθι τʼ ἄγχιστον πέλεν αὐτῷ, fünfmal ἄγχιστα, Il. 2.58, 14.474 ἄγχιστα ἐῴκει, Od. 13.80 ἄγχιστα ἐοικώς, 6.152 ἄγχιστα ἐΐσκω, Il. 20.18 (von der Zeit oder vom Interesse) τῶν γὰρ νῦν ἄγχιστα μάχη πόλεμός τε δέδηεν. Aesch. Suppl. 1018 ; Pind. ἄγχ. σκοποῦ ἀκοντίζω N. 9.55, vgl. I. 2.10 ; Her. 5.79 ἄγχ. ἡμέων οἰκέουσι, u. sonst mit dem gen.; auch von Verwandtschaft, Luc. Catapl. 17 ἄγχιστα ἦν αὐτῷ γένους.

ἄγχιστος

[superl. fr. ἄγχι.]

• • 1

    In neut. ἄγχιστον as adv., nearest.

    With dat.: ἀ. αὐτῷ Od. 5.280.

  • 2

    So in pl. ἄγχιστα

  • • a

      Most nearly Il. 20.18 (see δαίω1 2).

    • b

      With regard to resemblance, most closely, very closely.

      With dat.: Νέστορι ἀ. ἐῴκει Il. 2.58. Cf. Il. 14.474: Od. 6.152, Od. 13.80.

ἄγχιστος (sup. of ἄγχι): nearest, most nearly, closely, only adv. neut. sing. and pl.; met. w. ἔοικα and ἐίσκω.

ἄγχιστος ἄγχι

• • ISup. adj., nearest, Pind., Trag.; γένει ἄγχιστος πατρός nearest of kin to him, Eur.
  • IIin Hom. only neut. as adv., ἄγχιστον or ἄγχιστα most nearly like, c. gen., Διὸς ἄγχ. next to Zeus, Aesch.; ἄγχ. τοῦ βωμοῦ Hdt.
  • • 2of Time, most lately, but now, most recently, Il., Hdt.