Herbert Weir Smyth, A Greek Grammar for Colleges, chapter 1080

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[*] 1080. Double Comparison.—Two adjectives (or adverbs) referring to the same subject, when compared with each other, are both put in the comparative; ἤ is always used: ““ἡ εἰρήνη ἀναγκαιοτέρα_ ἢ καλλί_ων” a peace inevitable rather than honourable” Aes. 3.69, ““συντομώτερον ἢ σαφέστερον διαλεχθῆναι” to discourse briefly rather than clearly” I. 6.24.

a. μᾶλλον may be used with the first adjective in the positive (cp. 1065), and ἤ before the second: ““πρόθυ_μος μᾶλλον ἢ σοφωτέρα_” with more affection than prudence” E. Med. 485.

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- Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache, KG 3.1.3

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