εὐήθεια: Difference between revisions

|Definition=poet. also εὐηθία, Ion. <b class="b3">-ιη</b>, ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">goodness of heart, guilelessness</b>, generally in ironical sense, <b class="b3">πάνυ γενναίαν εὐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>348c</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">D. 24.52</span>, <span class="title">Com.Adesp.</span>773; <b class="b3">δἰ εὐηθίην</b> by his <b class="b2">good nature</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.139</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> in bad sense, <b class="b2">simplicity, silliness</b>, ἐς τοσοῦτο εὐηθίης ἀνήκει τοῦτο <span class="bibl">Id.7.16</span>.<b class="b3">γ</b>, cf. <span class="bibl">1.60</span>; κουφόνους εὐηθία <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pr.</span>385</span>; ἀνωφελὴς εὐηθίᾳ . . γυνή <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span>639</span>; πολλῆς -είας, ὅστις οἴεται <span class="bibl">Th.3.45</span>; -ειάν τινος καταγιγνώσκειν <span class="bibl">Lys. 26.2</span>.</span>