kreivsswn h\sqa mhkevtÆ w]n h] zw`n tuflov" thou wert better not alive, than living blind, Soph.
II. too great for, u{yo" krei`sson ejkphdhvmato" too great for leaping out of, Aesch. ; kreivssonÆ ajgcovnh" too bad for hanging, Soph. ; ejlpivdo" kr . worse than one expected, Thuc.
III.
having power over, master of,
gastrov"
Xen
.;
kr. crhmavtwn
superior to
bribes,
Thuc.
IV.
in
Att.
Prose in moral sense,
better, more excellent,
Ar.
kreivwn, KREI vWN
KREI vWN , onto", oJ , a ruler, lord, master, Hom .; u{pate kreiovntwn , of Zeus, Il.; as a general title of honour, Od.:— fem. kreivousa , lady, mistress, Il., Hes. :—after Hom. in the form krevwn , Pind.
kreiw`n
kreiw`n , Ep. , gen. pl. of kreva" .
krekavdia
krekavdia , wn, tav , ( krevkw ) a kind of tapestry, Ar.
krektov"
krektov" , hv, ovn , struck so as to sound, of stringed instruments: generally, played, sung, Aesch. From krevkw
krevkw, KRE vKW
KRE vKW , f. xw : aor. I e[krexa :— to strike the web with the kerkiv" , to weave, Eur.
2.
to strike
the lyre with the plectron,
Anth.
:—generally,
to play on
an instrument,
Ar.
3.
of any sharp noise,
boh;n pteroi`" kr
. Id.
kremavqra
kremavqra , hJ , ( kremavnnumi ) a net or basket to hang things up in, Ar.
kremavnnumi
kremavnnu<Eth>mi , f. kremavsw »a±1/4 ; Att. kremw`, a`/", a`/ , Ep. kremovw : aor. I ejkrevma±sa , Ep. krevmasa :— Pass. , in shortened form krevmamai , subj. krevmwmai , opt. kremaivmhn : impf. ejkremavmhn, w, ato : f. kremhvsomai : aor. I ejkremavsqhn . (From Root KREM ):
I. to hang, hang up, Il.; kremovw poti; naovn will bring them to the temple and hang them up there, Il.; kr. tinav tino" to hang one up by a thing, Ar. ; kremavsa" ta; novhma , in allusion to Socrates in his basket, Id.;— kremavsai th;n ajspivda to hang up ones shield, i.e. have done with war, Id.:—so in Med. , phdavlion kremavsasqai to hang up ones rudder, i.e. give up the sea, Hes.
II. Pass. to be hung up, suspended, o{te tÆ ejkrevmw (2 impf. ) when thou wert hanging, Il.: to be hung up as a votive offering, Pind. , Hdt. ; ei[per ejk podw`n krevmaito Ar .: —metaph ., mw`mo" krevmataiv tini censure hangs over him, Pind. ; oJ ejk tou` swvmato" kremavmeno" depending on the body, Xen.
2.
to be hung,
of persons,
Eur.
3.
metaph.
to be in suspense,
Arist.
Hence
kremavsa"
kremavsa"
kremavsa", kremasqeiv" , aor. I part. act. and pass.