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εὐαής

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θάνατος οὐθὲν πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ἐπειδήπερ ὅταν μὲν ἡμεῖς ὦμεν, ὁ θάνατος οὐ πάρεστιν, ὅταν δὲ ὁ θάνατος παρῇ, τόθ' ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἐσμέν. → Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.

Epicurus, Letter to Menoeceus
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Full diacritics: εὐᾱής Medium diacritics: εὐαής Low diacritics: ευαής Capitals: ΕΥΑΗΣ
Transliteration A: euaḗs Transliteration B: euaēs Transliteration C: evais Beta Code: eu)ah/s

English (LSJ)

ές, (ἄημι)

   A well ventilated, fresh, airy, χώρῳ ἐν εὐαεῖ Hes.Op. 599 (εὐᾰέϊ codd., Rzach).    II Act., of a wind, favourably blowing, fair, opp. δυσαής, Hdt.2.117, E.Hel.1504 (lyr.); ἀνέμων εὐαέσσιν ῥοθίοις prob. in E.Fr.773.36 (lyr.): metaph., favourable, Ὕπνε... εὐαὲς ἡμῖν ἔλθοις [with ᾰ] S.Ph.828 (lyr., s.v.l.).

German (Pape)

[Seite 1055] ές, gut durchweht, χῶρος Hes. O. 599; – günstig wehend, ἀνέμων πνοαί Eur. Hel. 1020; πνεῦμα Her. 2, 117; übertr., übh. günstig, ὕπνε, εὐαὴς ἡμῖν ἔλθοις Soph. Phil. 817.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

εὐᾱής: -ές, (ἄημι) εὐάερος, δροσερός, χώρῳ ἐν εὐαέϊ Ἡσ. Ἔργ. κ. Ἡμ. 597· νάπη Ποιητ. παρ’ Εὐσεβ. ἐν Εὐαγγ. Προπ. 445D. II. ἐνεργ., ἐπὶ ἀνέμου, ὁ εὐνοϊκῶς πνέων, οὔριος, ἀντίθετον τῷ δυσαής, Ἡρόδ. 2. 117, Εὐρ. Ἑλ. 1504: -μεταφ., εὐνοϊκός, Ὕπνε... εὐαὲς ἡμῖν ἔλθοις μετὰ ᾰ, Σοφ. Φιλ. 828.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ής, ές :
au souffle favorable.
Étymologie: εὖ, ἄημι.