1. a Cretan , [[Homer] 8th/7th c.BC], etc.; feminine Κρῆσσα, ης, [[Aeschulus Tragicus] 6th/5th c.BC]
2. as adjective Cretan , [[Sophocles Tragicus] Refs 5th c.BC]; also Κρήσιος, η, ον, [[Sophocles Tragicus] Refs 5th c.BC, [Euripides] Refs 5th c.BC] (Middle Liddel)