STRONGS G2866:
κομψότερον, neuter comparitive of the adjective
κομψός (from
κομέω to take care of, tend) neat, elegant, nice, fine; used adverbially,
more finely, better:
κομψότερον ἔσχεν,
to be better, used of a convalescent,
John 4:52 (
ὅταν ὁ ἰατρός εἴπῃ for
κομψῶς (yet cf.
Chandler, § 885 fin.)
ἔχεις,
Epictetus diss. 3, 10, 13; so in Latin
belle habere,
Cicero, epistles ad div. 16, 15; (cf. English 'he's doing nicely,' 'he's getting on finely'; and) German
er befindet sich hübsch; es geht hübsch mit ihm). The glossary of
Hesychius refers to this passage:
κομψότερον,
βελτιωτερον,
ἐλαφροτερον.
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