εὐήθης: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ες, (ἦθος) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">good-hearted, simple-minded, guileless</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>349b</span>; of swans, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>615a33</span>; -έστεροι, opp. <b class="b3">πανουργότατοι</b>, <span class="bibl">Lys.3.44</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ εὔηθες</b>, = [[εὐήθεια]], <span class="bibl">Th.3.83</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> of a courtesan, <b class="b2">of easy virtue</b>, <span class="bibl">Archil.19</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> in bad sense, <b class="b2">simple, silly</b>, πρῆγμα εὐηθέστατον <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.60</span>; <b class="b3">μῦθος, λόγος</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.2.45</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>818b</span> (Sup.); <b class="b3">ἥψατο πρῶτον τοῦ-εστάτου</b> attacked the <b class="b2">silliest</b> argument first, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Rh.</span>1418b23</span>; κακοήθης δ' ὢν τοῦτο παντελῶς εὔηθες ᾠήθης <span class="bibl">D.18.11</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ τῶν προβάτων ἦθος εὔ</b>. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>610b23</span>: as Subst., <b class="b2">simpleton</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>2.3.16</span>; <b class="b3">εὔηθές [ἐστι</b>] c. inf., it is <b class="b2">simple, foolish, absurd</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">Metaph.</span>1062b34</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Democr.67</span>; <b class="b3">λίαν εὔ</b>. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">APo.</span>88b17</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> metaph., of wounds or illnesses, <b class="b2">mild, easily treated</b>, opp. <b class="b3">κακοήθης</b> (malignant), <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">VM</span>8</span>: Comp., <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Prorrh.</span>1.98</span>: Sup., <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Prog.</span> 20</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> [<b class="b3">τρώματα] ἐν χωρίοισι εἶναι εὐήθεσι . . φαινόμενα</b> <b class="b2">innocent</b> (not dangerous), <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Prorrh.</span>2.12</span>; cf.εὐχερής <span class="bibl">111.2</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> Adv.-θως, ἔχω <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phd.</span>100d</span>, cf.<span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Metaph.</span>1024b32</span>: Comp.-έστερα, τοῦ δέοντος <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Plt.</span>276e</span>: Sup. -έστατα <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span>625</span> (<b class="b3">εὐήθης</b> and -εια discussed by Gal.18(2).236-8).</span>