Il. 19.287, Hes.Th.231, etc.; ὡς π.X.An.2.2.12: sts. added to a Sup., π. ἐχθίστηS.Ph.631; π. ἀνθρώπων ..κάκιστοσId.OC743; τὴν π. ἡδίστην θεῶνE.Alc.790: πλεῖστα as Adv., Pi.P.9.97, S.OC720, etc.; πολλάκις μὲν .., π. δὲ ..Pl.Hp.Ma.281b; π. χαίρειν, freq. in letters, POxy.742 (i B.C.), etc. b.
furthest,
π. ἀφεστηκέναιPl.R.587a, Arist.Mu.391a13. 2. with Art., τὸ π.
at most,
ἡμερῶν τεσσάρων τὸ π.Ar.V.260, etc.; τὰ π.
for the most part,
Pl.Criti.118c, etc.; opp. ἐνίοτε,Arist.HA563a31.— The form πλείστωσ is cited by Gal.17(1).855 from Hp.Epid.6.1.10 (πλεῖστα codd.). IV. with Preps.: 1.διὰ πλείστου
furthest off,
in point of space or time, Th.4.115,6.11. 2.ἐς πλεῖστον
most,
S.OC739. 3.ἐπὶ πλεῖστον
over the greatest distance, to the greatest extent,
in point of space, time, or extent, ἐπὶ π. χλιδῆς ἀπίκετοHdt.6.127; ἐπὶ π. τοῦ γενησομένουTh.1.138; ἐκ τοῦ ἐπὶ π.Id.1.2; ἐπὶ π. ἀνθρώπων ib.1; ὡς ἐπὶ π. or ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ π.,
for the most part,
Id.4.14, Pl.Lg.720d. 4.κατὰ τὸ π.
for the most part,
Plb.11.4.7, etc. 5.περὶ πλείστου ποιεῖσθαι, v. περίA. IV. 6.ἐν τοῖς πλεῖσται, v. ὁ, ἡ, τό, A. v111. 6.