καύης
τὸ δ' ἡδέως ζῆν καὶ ἱλαρῶς οὐκ ἔξωθέν ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ τοὐναντίον ὁ ἄνθρωπος τοῖς περὶ αὑτὸν πράγμασιν ἡδονὴν καὶ χάριν ὥσπερ ἐκ πηγῆς τοῦ ἤθους προστίθησιν → but a pleasant and happy life comes not from external things, but, on the contrary, man draws on his own character as a source from which to add the element of pleasure and joy to the things which surround him
English (LSJ)
v. *καύεις.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: name of a priest(ess) in Sardes (Hippon. 2)
Other forms: Acc. -ην f. (IGRom. 4, 1755 a. o.; written. -ειν)
Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Lyd.
Etymology: Lydian word, cf. Latte Philol. 97, 43; Lyd. kaveś, Masson, Jahrb. kleinas. Forschung 1 (1950-51) 182-188 and Hipponax 107f.
Frisk Etymology German
καύης: {kaúēs}
Forms: Akk. -ην f. (IGRom. 4, 1755 u. a.; geschr. -ειν)
Grammar: m. (Hippon. 2),
Meaning: N. eines Priesters bzw. einer Priesterin in Sardes.
Etymology: Lydisches Wort, vgl. Latte Philol. 97, 43.
Page 1,802
