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There are two general forms.

Comparative -τερος -τερα -τερον

Superlative -τατος -τατη -τατον

(a) These terminations are added to the adjective stem. Thus:-

πιστος faithful

πιστοτερος πιστοτερα πιστοτερον – more faithful

ευγενης noble

ευγενεστερος ευγενετερα ευγενετερον – more noble

Βαθυς – deep

Βαθυτερος Βαθυτερα Βαθυτερον – deeper

and :-

πιστοτατος πιστοτατη πιστοτατον – most faithful

ευγενεστατος ευγενεστατη ευγενεστατον – most noble

Βαθυτατος Βαθυτατη Βαθυτατον – deepest

(b) The stem-ending ο (in the First Form of adjectives) when preceded by a short vowel, is changed in the comparative and superlative into ω. Thus:-

σοφος wise

σοφωτερος σοφωτερα σοφωτερον – wiser

σοφωτατος σοφωτατη σοφωτατον – wisest

νεος new

νεωτερος νεωτερα νεωτερον newer

νεωτατος νεωτατη νεωτατον newest

(c) The declension of the First form of comparative and superltive follows that of the First Form of the adjectives.… Learn Koine Greek

An adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to qualify a noun or noun phrase, giving more information about the object signified. Every word joined to a substantive, in the character or quality of an adjective, (as adjectives, participles, pronouns, articles) must agree with the noun in number, gender, and case. Greek adjectives follow precisely the inflection of Substantives. Every declension, almost every form, reappears, but in different combinations.

In respect of form, adjectives are divided into three classes:

(i) Those which combine the first and second declension. (ii) Those which combine the first and third declension. (iii) Those which follow exclusively the type of the third declension.… Learn Koine Greek