ceirovw , f. wvsw , ( ceivr ) to bring into hand, to manage, master, subdue, Ar.
II. mostly in Med. , f. -wvsomai : aor. I ejceirwsavmhn : pf. keceivrwmai :— to conquer, overpower, subdue, Hdt ., Trag. , etc. : to take prisoner, Eur .; so, thvndÆ ejceirouvmhn a[gran became master of this booty, Soph.
2.
without any sense of violence,
to master, subdue,
Xen
.,
etc.
III.
ceirou`mai
is also
Pass.
to be subdued,
Trag
.;
f.
ceirwqhvsomai
Dem
.;
aor.
I
ejceirwvqhn
Hdt
.,
Soph.
;
pf.
keceivrwmai
Aesch
.,
Thuc.
Hence
ceivrwma
ceivrwma
ceivrwma , ato", tov , that which is conquered, a conquest, Aesch.
2.
a deed of violence, assault,
Soph.
II.
a work wrought by the hand,
tumbocova c
., of earth thrown up,
Aesch.
ceivrwn
ceivrwn
,
oJ, hJ
,
neut.
cei`ron
,
gen.
ono"
,
acc.
ona
:
nom.
and
acc. pl.
ceivrone", -a", ceivrona
,
contr.
in
Att.
Prose
ceivrou", ceivrw
;
dat.
ceivrosi
,
poët.
ceirovnessi
(for the
Ep.
and
Dor.
forms
cereivwn, cerhv/wn
,
poët.
ceirovtero", cereiovtero"
,
v.
sub vocc.):—
irreg. Comp.
of
kakov"
: (from Root
CER
.,
v.
cereivwn
II
):
I.
of persons,
worse, meaner, inferior,
Hom
.,
etc.
;
su; me;n ejsqlov", ejgw; de; sevqen polu; ceivrwn
Il.: in moral sense,
worse than others, a knave,
Soph
.,
Thuc.
,
etc.
2.
worse
in quality,
inferior,
Il.;
c. eij" th;n ajrethvn
Plat
.;
c. ta; polemikav
Xen
.;
c. inf
.,
c. poiei`n
II.
of things,
inferior,
Il.,
Xen.
2.
worse, more severe,
novso"
Eur
.;
moi`ra
Plat.
III.
the
neut.
is used,
1.
as a
Subst.
,
ta; cereivona
the worse advice, ill counsels,
Il.:—
ejpi; to; cei`ron trevpesqai, klivnein
to fall off, get worse,
Xen.
2. cei`rovn tini ( sc. e[sti or e[stai ) it is or will be worse for one, Od., Xen. ; ouj cei`ron , in an answer, ‘tis well, Ar.
3.
as
Adv.
, like
Lat.
pejus
, worse,
cei`ron bouleuvesqai
Thuc
.;
biw`nai, zh`n
Plat.
b.
in inferior degree, less,
Xen
.,
etc.
B.
Sup.
ceivristo"
,
h, on
,
worst,
Lat.
pessimus
,
Plat
.,
etc.
:
esp.
oiJ ceivristoi
men of lowest degree,
Xen.
Ceivrwn
Ceivrwn , wno", oJ , ( ceivr ) Cheiron, one of the Centaurs, a famous chirurgeon ( cf. ceirourgov" II ), teacher of Achilles, Il.
ceirw`nax
ceir-w`nax , akto", oJ , one who is master of his hands, ( a[nax tw`n cerw`n ), i.e. a handicraftsman, artisan, mechanic, Hdt. Hence ceirwnaxiva
ceirwnaxiva
ceirwnaxiva , Ion. -ivh , hJ , handicraft, work, Hdt ., Aesch.
Ceirwniv"
Ceirwniv" ( sc. bivblo" ) , ivdo", hJ , a book on surgery, Anth.
Id.
ceivsomai