εὔβολος

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Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)

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Full diacritics: εὔβολος Medium diacritics: εὔβολος Low diacritics: εύβολος Capitals: ΕΥΒΟΛΟΣ
Transliteration A: eúbolos Transliteration B: eubolos Transliteration C: eyvolos Beta Code: eu)/bolos

English (LSJ)

ον,

   A throwing luckily (with the dice), Μίδας ἐν κύβοισιν εὐβολώτατος Eub.58, cf. Poll.9.94, Suid. s.v. Μίδας: generally, lucky, ἄγρη Opp. H.3.71, Hld.5.18. Adv., ἦν γὰρ -λως ἔχων he was in luck, cj. Pors. for εὐβούλως, A.Ch.696: Comp., πεσσοὶ -ώτερον πίπτοντες Aristaenet. 1.23.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1058] gut werfend, treffend, Hel. 5, 18; – ἄγρη, eine glückliche Jagd, Opp. H. 3, 71; auch vom Brettspiel, πεσσοὶ εὐβολώτερον πίπτοντες Aristaen. 1, 23, die glücklicher fallen; vgl. Poll. 9, 94.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

εὔβολος: -ον, (βάλλω) εὐκόλως ἐπιτυγχάνων βόλος, εὐκόλως ἐπιτυγχάνον ῥίψιμον τοῦ κύβου, Μίδας ἐν κύβοισιν εὐβολώτατος (τὸ δὲ Μίδας ἦν ὄνομα βόλου) Εὔβολος ἐν «Κυβευταῖς» 4, Πολυδ. Θ΄, 94, Σουΐδ. ἐν λ. Μίδας: - καθόλου, εὐτυχής, ἐπιτυχής, «τυχηρός», ἄγρη Ὀππ. Ἁλ. 3. 71, Ἡλιόδ. 5. 18. - Ἐπίρρ., ἦν γάρ εὐβόλως ἔχων, ἦτο εὐτυχής, διετέλει ἐν εὐτυχίᾳ, Αἰσχύλ. Χο. 696 (οὕτως ὁ Pors. ἀντὶ εὐβούλως).