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ἐριαύχην

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Φιλοκαλοῦμέν τε γὰρ μετ' εὐτελείας καὶ φιλοσοφοῦμεν ἄνευ μαλακίας → Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not makes us soft.

Τhucydides, 2.40.1
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Full diacritics: ἐριαύχην Medium diacritics: ἐριαύχην Low diacritics: εριαύχην Capitals: ΕΡΙΑΥΧΗΝ
Transliteration A: eriaúchēn Transliteration B: eriauchēn Transliteration C: eriaychin Beta Code: e)riau/xhn

English (LSJ)

ενος, ὁ, ἡ,

   A with arched neck, opp. βυσαύχην, ἐριαύχενες ἵπποι Il.10.305, al., neverin Od.

German (Pape)

[Seite 1027] ενος, hoch-, starknackig, Il. 10, 305. 11, 509, Beiwort edler Rosse, mit hohem, stolzem Halse.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐριαύχην: -ενος, ὁ, ἡ, ἔχων ὑψηλόν, καμπύλον τράχηλον, ἐριαύχενες ἵπποι Ἰλ. Κ. 305, ἀλλ᾿ οὐδαμοῦ ἐν Ὀδ.· ἀντίθετον τῷ βυσαύχην. ― Καθ᾿ Ἡσύχ. «ἐριαύχενες· γαῦροι. μεγαλαύχενες. μεγάλοι, ἀπὸ μέρους».

French (Bailly abrégé)

ην, εν ; gén. ενος;
qui porte la tête haute, qui relève la tête.
Étymologie: ἐρι-, αὐχήν.