εὐφυής: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ές, (φυή) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[well-grown]], [[shapely]], μηροί <span class="bibl">Il.4.147</span>; πτελέη <span class="bibl">21.243</span>; [[κλάδος]], of ivy, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>88</span>; πρόσωπον <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Med.</span>1198</span>; ὀδόντες <span class="bibl">Alex. 98.20</span>; μαζοί <span class="title">AP</span>5.55 (Diosc.); [[suitably formed]], πόδες <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">PA</span>691b15</span>; <b class="b3">χορείας εὐφυὴς βάσις</b> [[well-ordered]], [[graceful]], <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Th.</span>968</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[of good natural disposition]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>1.6.13</span>, al., <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">EN</span>1114b8</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr. <span class="title">Char.</span>29.4</span>; of horses and dogs, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>4.1.3</span> (Sup.), <span class="bibl">Jul. <span class="title">Or.</span>2.87a</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[naturally suited]] or [[adapted]], πρός τι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>455b</span>; πρὸς τὰς τέχνας <span class="bibl">Isoc.4.33</span> (Sup.); εἴς τι <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>327b</span> (Sup.); οὐκ εὐ. λέγειν <span class="bibl">Aeschin.1.181</span>; εὐ. τὰ σώματα καὶ τὰς ψυχάς <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>409e</span>; -έστατος τὴν γνώμην <span class="bibl">Isoc.9.41</span>: rarely in bad sense, εὐ. πρὸς ἀγονίαν <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">GA</span> 748b8</span>. Adv., <b class="b3">εὐφυῶς ἔχει</b> c. inf., <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1321a9</span>; <b class="b3">εὐ. ἔχειν πρὸς</b>… ib. <span class="bibl">1303b8</span>: Comp. -έστερον, ἔχειν <span class="bibl">D.61.42</span>; also -εστέρως <span class="bibl">Hierocl. p.27A.</span> </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> of place, [[well situated]], <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">PA</span>666a14</span> (Sup.); of time, καιρὸς εὐ. πρὸς σωτηρίαν <span class="bibl">Plb.1.19.12</span>. Adv. -ῶς<b class="b3">, κεῖσθαι πρὸς</b>... <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">Pol.</span>1327a33</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> [[naturally clever]], like [[εὐτράπελος]], euphemism for [[βωμολόχος]], <span class="bibl">Isoc.7.49</span>, <span class="bibl">15.284</span>; <b class="b3">σοφιστὴς εὐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Alex.36.4</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">135.13</span>; [[εὐφυής]] [[a man of genius]], <span class="bibl">Arist. <span class="title">Po.</span>1455a32</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Rh.</span>1390b28</span>; opp. [[γεγυμνασμένος]], ib.<span class="bibl">1410b8</span>; of hounds, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">HA</span>608a27</span> (Comp.). Adv. [[εὐφυῶς]] [[cleverly]], [[skilfully]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>401c</span>; κολακεύειν <span class="bibl">Antiph.144.2</span>; ὀψοποιεῖν <span class="bibl">Alex.24.1</span>.</span>