βελτ-ίων,ον, gen.ονος, Comp. of
ἀγαθός,
A. better(not in Hom. ),βέλτιόν [ἐστι]it is fitting, conuenient, Arist. Pol. 1264b28 ;μανθάνειν βελτίονα[ S. ] Fr. 1120.5 ;ἐπὶ τὸ β. χωρεῖν improve, advance, Th. 7.50 ; ἐπὶ τὸ β. ἐλθεῖν
Din. 1.65
;ἄγεινib. 29 ; τὰ βελτίω προσδοκᾶν ἀεί
Apollod.Com. 9
.Adv.
βελτιόνως, ἔχειν
Hp. Mul. 1.2
, cf. Pl. R. 484a . [ῑ
Att. , but βέλτῐον
Mimn. 2.10
.]