εὐαής
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
English (LSJ)
ές, (ἄημι)
A well ventilated, fresh, airy, χώρῳ ἐν εὐαεῖ Hes.Op. 599 (εὐᾰέϊ codd., Rzach). II Act., of a wind, favourably blowing, fair, opp. δυσαής, Hdt.2.117, E.Hel.1504 (lyr.); ἀνέμων εὐαέσσιν ῥοθίοις prob. in E.Fr.773.36 (lyr.): metaph., favourable, Ὕπνε... εὐαὲς ἡμῖν ἔλθοις [with ᾰ] S.Ph.828 (lyr., s.v.l.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1055] ές, gut durchweht, χῶρος Hes. O. 599; – günstig wehend, ἀνέμων πνοαί Eur. Hel. 1020; πνεῦμα Her. 2, 117; übertr., übh. günstig, ὕπνε, εὐαὴς ἡμῖν ἔλθοις Soph. Phil. 817.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
εὐᾱής: -ές, (ἄημι) εὐάερος, δροσερός, χώρῳ ἐν εὐαέϊ Ἡσ. Ἔργ. κ. Ἡμ. 597· νάπη Ποιητ. παρ’ Εὐσεβ. ἐν Εὐαγγ. Προπ. 445D. II. ἐνεργ., ἐπὶ ἀνέμου, ὁ εὐνοϊκῶς πνέων, οὔριος, ἀντίθετον τῷ δυσαής, Ἡρόδ. 2. 117, Εὐρ. Ἑλ. 1504: -μεταφ., εὐνοϊκός, Ὕπνε... εὐαὲς ἡμῖν ἔλθοις μετὰ ᾰ, Σοφ. Φιλ. 828.
