εὐδία: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ion. <b class="b3">-ιη</b>, ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[fair weather]], εὐδία ἐκ χειμῶνος <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">I.</span>7(6).38</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Antipho 2.2.1</span>, Hp.<span class="title">Insomn.</span>89; ἐν εὐδίᾳ χειμῶνα ποιεῖν <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>2.4.14</span>; ὅταν εὐ. γένηται <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>551a3</span>; <b class="b3">εὐδίας</b> (gen.) [[in fine weather]], ib.<span class="bibl">597b13</span>: pl., ἔν γε χειμῶσιν καὶ ἐν εὐδίαις <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>961e</span>; εὐδιῶν οὐσῶν <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">HA</span>626a4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> metaph., [[tranquillity]], [[peace]], <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>1.98</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">P.</span>5.10</span>, <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Th.</span>795</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>5.8.20</span>; τὴν Αἴγυπτον εἰς εὐδίαν ἀγαγεῖν <span class="title">OGI</span>90.11 (Rosetta, ii B.C.), cf. <span class="bibl">Herod.1.28</span>; εὐ. καὶ διαγωγὴ ἄλυπος <span class="bibl">Polystr. p.17</span> W.; of the mind, <span class="bibl">Protag.9</span>; <b class="b3">σαρκὸς εὐ</b>. [[good condition]] of... Plu. 2.126c; <b class="b3">εἰς ἔμ' εὐδίαν ἔχων</b> being at [[ease]] so far as I am concerned, S.<span class="title">Ichn.</span>346. [On the prosody, v. [[εὔδιος]].]</span>

|etymtx=-ίη<br />Grammatical information: f.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">beautiful, bright wheather, calm (of wind), quiet (of the sea)</b> (Pi., Trag., Ion.-Att.).<br />Derivatives: <b class="b3">εὐδιανός</b> [[calm]], [[bringing rest]], of <b class="b3">φάρμακον</b> (Pi. O. 9, 97); <b class="b3">εὐδίαιος</b> of the fish-name <b class="b3">τριγόλας</b> (Sophr. 67), [[catched in beautiful weather]](?) with <b class="b3">εὐδιαίτερος</b> (X.); as subst. m. [[outlet in the bottom of a ship]] (Plu., Poll.); <b class="b3">εὐδιεινός</b> [[bright]], [[calm]], [[quiet]] (Hp. Aph. 3, 12 v. l. beside <b class="b3">εὔδιος</b>, Pl. Lg. 919a, X. Kyn. 5, 9, Arist.; after <b class="b3">φαεινός</b>, <b class="b3">ἀλεεινός</b>); <b class="b3">εὔδιος</b> <b class="b2">id.</b> (Hp., hell. ; to <b class="b3">εὐδία</b> after <b class="b3">αἰθρία</b> : <b class="b3">αἴθριος</b>). Denomin. verbs <b class="b3">εὐδιάω</b> [[be quiet]], [[calm]], of the sea and weather (A. R., Arat.; only ptc. <b class="b3">εὐδιόων</b>); <b class="b3">εὐδιάζω</b> [[calm down]], [[be quiet]] ([Pl.] Ax. 370d, Ph.).<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [184] <b class="b2">*diu-</b> [[day]]<br />Etymology: Compound (collective bahuvrihi) of <b class="b3">εὖ</b> and the zero grade of an old word for [[day]], [[heaven]] (s. [[Ζεύς]]), <b class="b3">εὐ-δίϜ-α</b>; cf. <b class="b3">ἑκατόμ-β(Ϝ)-α</b>, <b class="b3">μεσό-δμ-η</b>. An old counterpart is Skt. <b class="b2">su-dív-</b> [[bringing a beautiful day]] with <b class="b2">su-div-á-m</b> n. <b class="b2">id.</b>. - Sommer Nominalkomp. 73ff..