εὐχωλή: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἡ, (εὔχομαι) Ep. form of <b class="b3">εὐχή</b>, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">prayer, vow</b>, οὔτ' ἄρ' ὅγ' εὐχωλῆς ἐπιμέμφεται οὔθ' ἑκατόμβης <span class="bibl">Il.1.93</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">65</span>; θυέεσσι καὶ εὐχωλῇς ἀγανῇσι <span class="bibl">9.499</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Od.13.357</span>; εὐχωλέων οὐκ ἔκλυε Φοῖβος <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Sc.</span>68</span>; also in <span class="title">Inscr.Cypr.</span>94 H. and Ion. Prose, <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.63</span>, Protag.A <span class="bibl">1</span> Diels, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Syr.D.</span>28</span>, <span class="bibl">29</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">votive offering</b>, Sammelb.1719, al. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">boast, vaunt</b>, πῇ ἔβαν εὐχωλαί, ὅτε δὴ φάμεν εἶναι ἄριστοι <span class="bibl">Il.8.229</span>; <b class="b2">shout of triumph</b>, ἔνθα δ' ἅμ' οἰμωγή τε καὶ εὐχωλὴ πέλεν ἀνδρῶν <span class="bibl">4.450</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">object of boasting, glory</b>, κὰδ δέ κεν εὐχωλὴν Πριάμῳ καὶ Τρωσὶ λίποιεν Ἀργείην Ἑλένην <span class="bibl">2.160</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">4.173</span>; ὅ μοι . . εὐ. κατὰ ἄστυ πελέσκεο <span class="bibl">22.433</span>.</span>