πλείων

See also πλειών

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πλέων

Pronunciation

Adjective

πλείων m, πλείων f, πλεῖον n; third declension; (pleiōn)

  1. more, comparative of πολύς (polus)
    • Hesiod, Works and Days, 378
    1. (plural, with the definite article) the greater number, the mass or crowd
  2. (neuter)
    1. (as a noun) more
    2. (as an adverb) more, rather
      1. (with numerals) more
      2. (comedy) πλεῖν ἢ μαίνομαι (more than to madness)
        • circa 405 BC, Aristophanes, The Frogs, [[s:el:Βάτραχοι#Expression error: Unexpected < operator.|103,751]]
      3. as an adverb with another comparative
      4. the plural πλείω is also used like πλέον

Usage notes

Homer and Hesiod use πλείων or πλέων (pleōn) as verse requires.

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (more): πλεῖστος (pleistos)
  • (crowd): οἱ πολλοί (hoi polloi)

Antonyms

  • (more (noun)): ἔλαττον (elatton)

References

  • LSJ 8th edition
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