ἐγκώμιος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ον, (κώμη) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[in the village]]: hence, [[native]], [[common]], [[varia lectio|v.l.]] for [[ἐγχώριος]], <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>344</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> (κῶμος) [[belong]]ing to a [[κῶμος]], esp. that which escorted a victor in the games: hence, [[belonging to the praise of a conqueror]], <b class="b3">ἐ. μέλη, ὕμνοι</b>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>2.47</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">P.</span>10.53</span>; ἐ. ἀμφὶ τρόπον <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">O.</span>10(11).77</span>; <b class="b3">στεφάνων ἐγκώμιος τεθμός</b> the law [[of praise]] for prizes won, ib.<span class="bibl">13.29</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> Subst. [[ἐγκώμιον]], [[τό]], [[laudatory ode]], <span class="bibl">D.S.11.11</span>, <span class="bibl">Ath.13.573f</span>; generally, [[eulogy]], [[panegyric]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>1205</span>, <span class="bibl">D.18.207</span> (pl.), <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">Char.</span>3.2</span>, etc.; ἐγκώμια παλαιῶν ἀνδρῶν <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>326a</span>; <b class="b3">ἐ. εῐς τινα, κατά τινος</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Min.</span>319c</span>, <span class="bibl">D.6.9</span>; <b class="b3">ἐ. λογικόν</b> in prose, <span class="title">IG</span>7.2727 (Acraephia); <b class="b3">ἐ. ἐπικόν</b> ib.419 (Oropus); <b class="b3">ὁ ἔπαινος τῆς ἀρετῆς</b>, opp. <b class="b3">τὰ ἐ. τῶν ἔργων</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1101b33</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Rh.</span>1367b28</span>.</span>