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Εὖρος

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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3
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Full diacritics: Εὖρος Medium diacritics: Εὖρος Low diacritics: Εύρος Capitals: ΕΥΡΟΣ
Transliteration A: Eûros Transliteration B: Euros Transliteration C: Eyros Beta Code: *eu)=ros

English (LSJ)

ὁ,

   A the East wind (later, as dist. fr. ἀπηλιώτης, ESE.), Il.2.145, Arist.Mete.363b21, Mu.394b20, IG14.1308, etc. (Connected with ἠώς by Gell.2.22.7, with αὔρα by Vitr.1.6.11. Possibly from εὕω, because parching.)

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

Εὖρος: ὁ, ὁ ἀνατολικὸς ἄνεμος ἢ ἀκριβέστερον ΑΝΑ ἄνεμος (πρβλ. ἀπηλιώτης), Λατιν. Eurus, Ἰλ. Β. 145, πρβλ. Ἀριστ. Μετεωρ. 2, 6, 12, π. Κόσμ. 4. 12, Συλλ. Ἐπιγρ. 6180-81. (Πιθανῶς συγγενὲς τῷ ἠώς, αὔως, ἕως, ὁ πρωϊνὸς ἄνεμος ὡς Ζέφυρος συγγενεύει τῷ ζόφος, ὁ ἐσπερινὸς ἄνεμος: πρβλ. ἠώς. Ὁ Κούρτ. ἀναφέρει τὴν λέξιν εἰς τὸ εὔω ἢ εὕω, Σανσκρ. ush, Λατ. uro ἐκ τῆς ξηραντικῆς αὐτοῦ φύσεως, Ἀριστ. Μετεωρ. ἔνθ’ ἀνωτέρω).

French (Bailly abrégé)

ου (ὁ) :
Euros (l’Eurus) vent d’est-sud-est.
Étymologie: p.-ê. apparenté à αὔρα et à ἀήρ, de la R. ἈϜ, souffler ; ou de εὔω, εὕω, brûler « le vent qui brûle ».