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ἐλάχιστος

ἐλάχιστος, the smallest, least

ἐλᾰχιστ-ος [ᾰ], η, ον, Sup. of ἐλαχύς: Comp. ἐλάσσων (q.v.):—
  • smallest, least, freq. with a neg., γέρας, δύναμις οὐκ ἐ., h.Merc. 573, Hdt. 7.168, etc.; λόγου ἐλαχίστου of least account, Id. 1.143; ἐλαχίστου ἐδέησε διαφθεῖραι narrowly missed destroying them, Th. 2.77; περὶ ἐλαχίστου ποιεῖσθαι Pl. Ap. 30a; παρʼ ἐλάχιστον ἐποίησεν αὐτοὺς ἀφαιρεθῆναι D. 17.22.
      • 2 of Time, shortest, διʼ ἐλαχίστου (sc. χρόνου) Th. 3.39; διʼ ἐλαχίστης βουλῆς with shortest deliberation, Id. 1.138.
      • 3 of Number, fewest, Pl. R. 378a; ἐ. τὸν ἀριθμόν Arist. Pol. 1312a30; ἐν ἐλαχίστοις δυσίν between two at least, Id. EN 1131a15.
      • 4 Math., ἐλάχιστα καὶ μέγιστα minima and maxima, Apollon.Perg. Con. 1 Praef.
    • II τὸ ἐλάχιστον, τοὐλάχιστον, at the least, Hdt. 2.13, X. An. 5.7.8, D. 4.21; ἐλάχιστα least of any one, Th. 1.70; ὡς ἐ. as little as possible, Pl. Phd. 63d.
    • III from ἐλάχιστος came a new Comp. ἐλαχιστότερος less than the least, ἐ. πάντων ἁγίων Ep.Eph. 3.8: Sup. ἐλαχιστότατος very least of all, S.E. M. 3.54, 9.406.

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