εὐτελής: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ές, (τέλος) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[easily paid for]], [[cheap]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.86</span> (Comp. and Sup.), <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Cri.</span>45a</span>, etc.; [[slight]], [[easy]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span>649d</span>; <b class="b3">τὰ εὐ. ἐν χειρουργίᾳ</b> [[simple]] methods of treatment, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">BKT</span>3p.24</span>; <b class="b3">εὐτελέστερα δὲ τὰ δεινά</b> the danger would be [[more cheaply met]], <span class="bibl">Th.8.46</span> codd. (dub.). Adv. -[[λῶς]] [[at a cheap rate]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Smp.</span>4.49</span>; <b class="b3">ἀγόρασον εὐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Ephipp.15.1</span>: Comp. -έστερον <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>8.3.46</span>; -εστέρως <span class="title">Gloss.</span>: Sup. -έστατα<b class="b3">, σκευάσαι</b> <span class="title">IG</span>12.44.9; [[falsa lectio|f.l.]] for [[εὐσταλέστατα]], <span class="bibl">Hdn.2.11.1</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[mean]], [[paltry]], [[worthless]], of persons, σηματουργὸς δ' οὔ τις εὐ. ἄρ' ἦν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>491</span>; of character, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1272b41</span>; opp. [[σεμνότερος]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Po.</span>1448b26</span> (Comp.); ὅστις -έστατος <span class="bibl">Eup.189</span>; παιδισκάριον <span class="bibl">Men.338</span>; ἀνόητος, εὐ. ὑπερβολῇ <span class="bibl">Id.615</span>; so of things, <b class="b3">εὐ. βίος</b> [[shabby]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>806a</span>; of land, [[depreciated in value]], PTeb.61(b).30 (ii B.C.); -<b class="b3">εστέρα ἄσκησις</b> [[paltry]], [[requiring no exertion]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Eq.Mag.</span>1.16</span>; τἄλλα δὲ… -έστατα <span class="bibl">Pl.Com. 174.11</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Epin.1.4</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[thrifty]], [[frugal]], δίαιτα <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>1.3.5</span>; δεῖπνον Plu.2.150c (Comp.).</span>

|lstext='''εὐτελής''': -ές, ([[τέλος]]) [[εὔωνος]], [[εὐθηνός]], Ἡρόδ. 2. 86, Πλάτ. Κρίτων 45Α, κτλ.· [[μηδαμινός]], [[εὔκολος]], Πλάτ. Νόμ. 649D· εὔτελέστερα δὲ τὰ δεινὰ Θουκ. 8. 46. ― Ἐπίρρ. -λῶς, εὐθηνά, Ξεν. Συμπ. 4. 49· ἀλλ’ ἀγόρασον εὐτελῶς Ἔφιππος ἐν «Ὁμοίοις ἢ Ὀβελιαφόροις» 1. 2) [[οὐτιδανός]], [[ποταπός]], «τιποτένιος», ἐπὶ προσώπων, σηματουργὸς δ’ οὔ τις εὐτελὴς ἄρ’ ἦν Αἰσχύλ. Θήβ. 491· ἐπὶ χαρακτῆρος, Ἀριστ. Πολιτικ. 2. 11, 4· ἀντίθετον τῷ [[σεμνός]], ὁ αὐτ. ἐν Ποιητ. 4, 8· [[ὅστις]]... εὐτελέστατος Εὔπολις ἐν «Μαρικᾷ» 9· [[παιδισκάριον]]… εὐτελὲς Μένανδρ. ἐν «Μισουμένῳ» 3· ἐνόητος εὐτελὴς ὑπερβολῇ ὁ αὐτ. ἐν Ἀδήλ. 137: ― [[οὕτως]] ἐπὶ πραγμάτων, εὐτ. [[βίος]], [[οὐτιδανός]], [[ἄθλιος]], πρόστυχος, Πλάτ. Νόμ. 806Α· εὐτελεστέρα ἄσκησις, [[ἀναξία]] λόγου, μὴ ἀπαιτοῦσα πολὺν κόπον, Ξεν. Ἱππαρχ. 1,16· [[τἆλλα]] δὲ… εὐτελέστατ’ ἔστ’ Πλάτ. Κωμ. ἐν «Φάωνι» 2. 11, πρβλ. Ἐπίνικον ἐν «Μνησιπτόλεμῳ» 1. 4. ΙΙ. [[ὀλιγοδάπανος]], [[λιτός]], [[δίαιτα]] Ξεν. Ἀπομν. 1. 3, 5· [[δεῖπνον]] Πλούτ. 2.150C.