ἀφαυρ-ός,ά,όν,
A. feeble, powerless,
ἠύ̈τε παιδὸς ἀφαυροῦ
Il. 7.235
, cf. Nic. Th. 198 ;dim,
Arat. 256 ; almost always Comp. and Sup. , σέο πολλὸν ἀφαυρότερος
Il. 7.457
; ἵνα μή οἱ ἀφαυρότερον βέλος εἴη
12.458
; οὔ μιν ἀφαυρότατος βάλ' Ἀχαιῶν
15.11
, cf. Od. 20.110 , Hes. Op. 586 , Pi. P. 4.272 ( Comp. ), Theoc. 21.49 ( Comp. ); ἀνδρὸς γηρέντος πολλὸν -ότερος
Xenoph. 9
, etc.;ῥείθρων ἀφαυροτέρην,of a bridge,too weak to resistthe stream, Epigr.Gr. 1078.6 (Adana): so in Prose,σιτία
-ότερα less nutritious,
Hp. Mul. 1.67