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εὔζωνος

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Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςLife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.

Democritus, DK 68b22
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Transliteration A: eúzōnos Transliteration B: euzōnos Transliteration C: eyzonos Beta Code: eu)/zwnos

English (LSJ)

Ep. ἐΰζ-, ον, (ζώνη)

   A well-girdled, Hom. (only in Il. and h.Cer.), as epith. of women, Il.1.429, h.Cer.255,al.    2 later, of men, girt up for exercise, active, μῆκος δ' ὁδοῦ εὐζώνῳ ἀνδρὶ πέντε ἡμέραι ἀναισιμοῦνται Hdt.1.72; τριήκοντα ἡμερέων εὐζώνῳ ὁδός ib. 104, cf. 2.34, Th.2.97; of light troops, X.An.5.4.23, Plb.3.35.7, Plu.Demetr. 9; of ὁπλῖται without their heavy shields, X.An.7.3.46: generally, well-equipped, LXX Jo.4.13; also εὔ. τῇ κεφαλῇ πυκτεύειν Philostr.Im. 2.19; later, of ships, Max.Tyr.1.3. Adv. -νως Alciphr.3.55.    3 of a garment, well-girded, dub. in S.Fr.342.    4 metaph., unencumbered, πενία Plu.Pel.3; εὔ. καὶ ἐλεύθερος βίος D.C.56.6.    5 in Lit. Crit., work-a-day, unpretending; in depreciatory sense, cheap, τὸ εὔ. καὶ οἷον εὐτελὲς εἶδος τοῦ λόγου Hermog.Id.2.10; τὸ εὔ. χωρὶς εὐτελείας ib.1.11; ἐκπίπτειν τὸν λόγον εἰς τὸ -ότερον ib. 1.5.