κράτιστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κράτος (krátos) +‎ -ιστος (-istos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /krá.tis.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkra.tis.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkra.tis.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkra.tis.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkra.tis.tos/

Adjective

κρᾰ́τῐστος • (krátistos) m (feminine κρᾰτῐ́στη, neuter κρᾰ́τῐστον); first/second declension

superlative degree of ᾰ̓γᾰθός (agathós): best
strongest, mightiest, most powerful

Usage notes

Used as the superlative of ᾰ̓γᾰθός (agathós), along with ἄρῐστος (áristos) and βέλτῐστος (béltistos).

Declension

First and second declension of κρᾰ́τῐστος; κρᾰτῐ́στη; κρᾰ́τῐστον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κρᾰ́τῐστος krátistos	κρᾰτῐ́στη kratístē	κρᾰ́τῐστον krátiston	κρᾰτῐ́στω kratístō	κρᾰτῐ́στᾱ kratístā	κρᾰτῐ́στω kratístō	κρᾰ́τῐστοι krátistoi	κρᾰ́τῐσται krátistai	κρᾰ́τῐστᾰ krátista
Genitive	κρᾰτῐ́στου kratístou	κρᾰτῐ́στης kratístēs	κρᾰτῐ́στου kratístou	κρᾰτῐ́στοιν kratístoin	κρᾰτῐ́σταιν kratístain	κρᾰτῐ́στοιν kratístoin	κρᾰτῐ́στων kratístōn	κρᾰτῐ́στων kratístōn	κρᾰτῐ́στων kratístōn
Dative	κρᾰτῐ́στῳ kratístōi	κρᾰτῐ́στῃ kratístēi	κρᾰτῐ́στῳ kratístōi	κρᾰτῐ́στοιν kratístoin	κρᾰτῐ́σταιν kratístain	κρᾰτῐ́στοιν kratístoin	κρᾰτῐ́στοις kratístois	κρᾰτῐ́σταις kratístais	κρᾰτῐ́στοις kratístois
Accusative	κρᾰ́τῐστον krátiston	κρᾰτῐ́στην kratístēn	κρᾰ́τῐστον krátiston	κρᾰτῐ́στω kratístō	κρᾰτῐ́στᾱ kratístā	κρᾰτῐ́στω kratístō	κρᾰτῐ́στους kratístous	κρᾰτῐ́στᾱς kratístās	κρᾰ́τῐστᾰ krátista
Vocative	κρᾰ́τῐστε krátiste	κρᾰτῐ́στη kratístē	κρᾰ́τῐστον krátiston	κρᾰτῐ́στω kratístō	κρᾰτῐ́στᾱ kratístā	κρᾰτῐ́στω kratístō	κρᾰ́τῐστοι krátistoi	κρᾰ́τῐσται krátistai	κρᾰ́τῐστᾰ krátista
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κρᾰ́τῐστᾰ krátista			—			—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.