εὐήθης: Difference between revisions

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