Herbert Weir Smyth [n.d.], A Greek Grammar for Colleges; Machine readable text [info] [word count] [Smyth].

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Defectives.—Some comparatives and superlatives are derived from prepositions or adverbs:

(πρό before)	πρότερος former	πρῶτος first
(ὑπέρ over, beyond)	ὑπέρτερος (poetic) higher,	ὑπέρτατος (poetic) high-
	superior.	est, supreme.
(πλησίον near)	πλησιαίτερος	πλησιαίτατος
(προὔργου serviceable)	προυργιαίτερος
	ὕστερος later, latter	ὕστατος latest, last

a. -ατος appears in ὕπατος highest, ἔσχατος farthest, extreme (from ἐξ).

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Herbert Weir Smyth [n.d.], A Greek Grammar for Colleges; Machine readable text [info] [word count] [Smyth].

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