εὐήθης
ὅτι χρὴ τοῦ μέλιτος ἄκρῳ δακτύλῳ, ἀλλὰ μὴ κοίλῃ χειρὶ γεύεσθαι → that honey should be tasted with the fingertip and not by the handful
English (LSJ)
ες, (ἦθος)
A good-hearted, simple-minded, guileless, Pl.R.349b; of swans, Arist.HA615a33; -έστεροι, opp. πανουργότατοι, Lys.3.44; τὸ εὔηθες, = εὐήθεια, Th.3.83. b of a courtesan, of easy virtue, Archil.19. 2 in bad sense, simple, silly, πρῆγμα εὐηθέστατον Hdt.1.60; μῦθος, λόγος, Id.2.45, Pl.Lg.818b (Sup.); ἥψατο πρῶτον τοῦ-εστάτου attacked the silliest argument first, Arist.Rh.1418b23; κακοήθης δ' ὢν τοῦτο παντελῶς εὔηθες ᾠήθης D.18.11; τὸ τῶν προβάτων ἦθος εὔ. Arist.HA610b23: as Subst., simpleton, X.HG2.3.16; εὔηθές [ἐστι] c. inf., it is simple, foolish, absurd, Arist. Metaph.1062b34, cf. Democr.67; λίαν εὔ. Arist.APo.88b17. 3 metaph., of wounds or illnesses, mild, easily treated, opp. κακοήθης (malignant), Hp.VM8: Comp., Id.Prorrh.1.98: Sup., Id.Prog. 20. b [τρώματα] ἐν χωρίοισι εἶναι εὐήθεσι . . φαινόμενα innocent (not dangerous), Id.Prorrh.2.12; cf.εὐχερής 111.2. II Adv.-θως, ἔχω Pl.Phd.100d, cf.Arist.Metaph.1024b32: Comp.-έστερα, τοῦ δέοντος Pl.Plt.276e: Sup. -έστατα E.Andr.625 (εὐήθης and -εια discussed by Gal.18(2).236-8).
