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Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

Greek Monolingual

εὐαλδής, -ές (Α)
1. αυτός που αυξάνεται γρήγορα
2. αυτός που κάνει κάτι γόνιμο, εύφορο («εὐαλδέστερα ὕδατα», Πλούτ.).
επίρρ...
ευαλδέως
με εύκολη, γρήγορη αύξηση.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ευ + -αλδής (< αλδαίνω «αυξάνω»), πρβλ. αν-αλδής, νε-αλδής].