ἑωθινός
ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι καὶ πάσῃ μηχανῇ → tooth and nail | tooth, fang, and claw | in every possible way | by hook or by crook
English (LSJ)
ή, όν, (ἕως (A))
A in the morning, early, ὁ ἥλιος ὁ ἑ. Hdt.3.104; ἑωθινὸς εἶδον στρατόν S.Fr.502; οὔσης . . ἐκκλησίας ἑ. Ar.Ach.20; πότοι Bato 5.3; τὸ ἑ., as Adv., early in the morning, Hdt. l. c., Hp. Aër. 6; ἐξ ἑωθινοῦ, = ἕωθεν, Ar.Th.2, Pl.Phdr.228b, etc.; ἐξ ἑ. μέχρι δείλης X.HG1.1.5; εὐθὺς ἐξ ἑ. Alex.257.4; περὶ τὴν ἑ. φυλακήν about the morning watch, Plb.3.67.2; ὑπὸ τὴν ἑ. (alone) ib.43.1, cf. LXX 1 Ma.5.30; ἑ. φυλακῆς Plu.Pomp.68; προσειπεῖν τὸ ἑ. to wish one good morning, Luc.Laps.1, cf. Macho ap.Ath.13.580d (dub. l.); ἑ. δίκαι, prov. for business soon transacted, AB258. 2 eastern, ἔθνος D.P.697: Comp. -ώτερος Str.11.2.2: Sup. -ώτατος Id.4.5.1.