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ἐπαινετός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπαινετός ἐπαινετή ἐπαινετόν

Structure: ἐπαινετ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: from e)paine/w

Sense

  1. to be praised, praiseworthy, laudable

Examples

  • ἐπαινετὰ μέν ἐστι τὰ καλά, ψεκτὰ δὲ τὰ αἰσχρά. (Aristotle, Virtues and Vices 2:1)
  • τὸ προετικὸν εἶναι χρημάτων εἰσ τὰ ἐπαινετά, καὶ δαψιλῆ ἐπὶ τῷ εἰσ τὰ δέοντα ἀναλωθῆναι, καὶ τὸ βοηθητικὸν εἶναι ἐν τῷ διαφόρῳ, καὶ τὸ μὴ λαβεῖν ὅθεν μὴ δεῖ. (Aristotle, Virtues and Vices 24:1)
  • ἐπεὶ δ’ ἥ τε ἀρετὴ καὶ ἡ κακία καὶ τὰ ἀπ’ αὐτῶν ἔργα τὰ μὲν ἐπαινετὰ τὰ δὲ ψεκτά ψέγεται γὰρ καὶ ἐπαινεῖται οὐ διὰ τὰ ἐξ ἀνάγκησ ἢ τύχησ ἢ φύσεωσ ὑπάρχοντα, ἀλλ’ ὅσων αὐτοὶ αἴτιοι ἐσμέν· (Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics, Book 2 104:3)
  • τούτων δὲ καλά, ὅσα δι’ αὑτὰ ὄντα πάντα ἐπαινετὰ ἐστίν. (Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics, Book 8 51:4)
  • ταῦτα γάρ ἐστιν ἀφ’ ὧν αἵ τε πράξεισ εἰσὶν ἐπαινεταὶ καὶ αὐτὰ ἐπαινετά, δικαιοσύνη καὶ αὐτὴ καὶ αἱ πράξεισ, καὶ οἱ σώφρονεσ· (Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics, Book 8 51:5)

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