ὁπλότερος,α,ον, Comp. without any Posit. in use, Ep. forνεώτερος,
A. the younger,always of persons, Il. 4.325 , Od. 21.370 , B. 10.71 ;ὁπλότερος γενεῇ youngerby birth, Il. 2.707 , Od. 19.184 : fem. gen. pl. ὁπλοτεράων
Il. 14.267
, 275 : Sup. ,youngest,
ὁπλότατος γενεῆφιν
9.58
; ὁ. θυγάτηρ
Od. 7.58
, cf. 11.283 , Hes. Th. 946 , Pi. I. 6(5).6 , al. : Ar. Pax 1270 - 1 uses the Comp. in mock heroic lines.—The orig. sense was perh.capable of bearing arms; and soὁπλότεροιwould bethe serviceable men,hence,the young men,opp. the old men and children, Il. 3.108 , Hom. Epigr. 4.5 ; then simply,youngeroryoungest,hence of women, Νέστορος ὁπλοτάτη θυγάτηρ
Od. 3.465
, etc. ; then, asthe youngestarethe last born, ἄνδρες ὁπλότεροιalso meansthe latter generations, men of later days,
Theoc. 16.46 ; ὁπλοτέρου τ' Ἀχιλῆος ἀκούομεν Εὐρυλόχοιο