Κέρδιον
more profitable
Translated by Nick Nicholas2 Nov 2008Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
[Meaning something] better, more beneficial.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Κέρδιον· κρεῖττον, ὠφελιμώτερον.
Betacode
*ke/rdion: krei=tton, w)felimw/teron.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica; see the references at Photius kappa597 Theodoridis.
This is the neuter singular, which is the only form of the comparative adjectivekerdi/wn attested in Homer (LSJ s.v.). The 31 instances include Iliad 14.23, and the scholia vetera there have the present glosses.