εὖ γε: Difference between revisions

|Definition=or [[εὖγε]], Adv. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[well]], [[rightly]] in replies [[confirm]]ing or approving what has been said: as [[σοὶ γὰρ χαρίζομαι]]. Answ. [[εὖγε σὺ ποιῶν]] = [[you do well]], [[you're certainly doing it well]] <span class="bibl">Pl. <span class="title">R.</span>351c</span>; [[εὖγ', εὖγε ποιήσαντες]] = [[very]] [[well done]] [[indeed]], you've done very well indeed <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Pax</span>285</span>; εὖγε, εὖγε, ὦ κύνες, ἕπεσθε = [[good]], good, hounds; after her, [[hound]]s <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyn.</span>6.19</span>: iron., [[εὖ]] [[γοῦν]] θίγοις ἂν χερνίβων = well could you, [[of course]], [[handle]] [[holy]] [[vessel]]s <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>1602</span>; εὖ γε μέντἂν διετέθην = still, I could really have fixed things well <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Av.</span>1692</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> without a Verb, [[good]]! [[well said]]! [[well done]]! [[bravo]]! [[good job]]! [[nice job]]! [[congratulations]]! [[congrats]]! <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Grg.</span>494c</span>, al.; doubled [[εὖγ', εὖγε]] <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>470</span>; [[εὖγ', εὖγε]], [[νὴ Δἴ, εὖγε]] <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ec.</span>213</span>; εὖγ', ὅτι ἐπείσθης <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Nu.</span>866</span>: c. gen., [[εὖγε τῆς προαιρέσεως]] = [[well done]] for your [[plan]] <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Vit.Auct.</span>8</span>.</span>