εὐτέλεια

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Στέργει γὰρ οὐδεὶς ἄγγελον κακῶν ἐπῶν → No one loves the bearer of bad news

Sophocles, Antigone, 277
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Full diacritics: εὐτέλεια Medium diacritics: εὐτέλεια Low diacritics: ευτέλεια Capitals: ΕΥΤΕΛΕΙΑ
Transliteration A: eutéleia Transliteration B: euteleia Transliteration C: efteleia Beta Code: eu)te/leia

English (LSJ)

Ion. εὐτελείη or εὐτελίη (v. infr. 11.2), ἡ,

   A having little to pay, cheapness, πρὸς εὐτελείην τῶν σιτίων to procure cheapness of... Hdt.2.92; εἰς εὐτέλειαν cheaply, i.e. vilely, εἰς εὐ. χηνὶ συγγεγραμμένῳ Ar.Av.805; κρέα δὲ τίνος ἥδιστ' ἂν ἐσθίοις; Answ. εἰς εὐτέλειαν the cheapest, Antiph.20; μᾶζα πρὸς εὐτέλειαν ἐξωπλισμένη Id.226.2.    2 meanness, shabbiness, εὐσέβειαν καὶ οὐκ εὐ. ὑμῖν ἀνέγραψε Lys.30.21; εὐ. οἴκου καὶ ἀμορφία Luc.Dom.14.    II thrift, economy, ἐπ' εὐτελείᾳ economically, Ar.Ra.406 (lyr.); φιλοκαλοῦμεν μετ' εὐτελείας without extravagance, Th.2.40; ἐς εὐ. ξυντετμῆσθαι to be cut down to an economical standard, Id.8.86; ἐς εὐ. σωφρονίσαι ib. 1: in pl., economies, ταῖς εὐτελείαις οἱ θεοὶ χαίρουσι Antiph.164.1.    2 Εὐτελίη personified, Εὐ., κλεινῆς ἔκγονε Σωφροσύνης Crates Theb. 12.