κρείσσων

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *kretyōs, from *kret- (whence κρατύς (kratús)). By surface analysis, κρατύς (kratús) +‎ -ίων (-íōn).

Adjective

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κρείσσων (kreíssōnm or f (neuter κρεῖσσον); third declension

  1. comparative degree of κρατύς (kratús): more powerful
  2. comparative degree of ᾰ̓γᾰθός (agathós): better

Inflection

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Further reading

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