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ἐσθλός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐσθλός

Structure: ἐσθλ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: much like a)gaqo/s,

Sense

  1. good, good, brave, rich, wealthy, noble
  2. good, fortunate, lucky
  3. goods, good luck
  4. it is good, expedient to

Examples

  • νάσσατο δ’ ἄγχ’ Ἑλικῶνοσ ὀιζυρῇ ἐνὶ κώμῃ, Ἄσκρῃ, χεῖμα κακῇ, θέρει ἀργαλέῃ, οὐδέ ποτ’ ἐσθλῇ. (Hesiod, Works and Days, Book WD 69:10)
  • ἐσθλὴ δ’ ἀνδρογόνοσ· (Hesiod, Works and Days, Book WD 95:4)
  • ἐσθλὴ δ’ ἀνδρογόνοσ δεκάτη, κούρῃ δέ τε τετρὰσ μέσση· (Hesiod, Works and Days, Book WD 96:3)
  • ἐσθλὴ μὲν γάρ θ’ ἥ γε φυτευέμεν ἠδὲ γενέσθαι ἀνέρι τ’ ἠδὲ γυναικί· (Hesiod, Works and Days, Book WD 99:2)
  • ἐσθλὴ δ’ αὖθ’ ὁπότ’ ἄνδρεσ ἀεθλεύωσιν ἀγῶνι, ἔνθα θεὰ καὶ τοῖσ παραγίγνεται ἠδ’ ὀνίνησιν· (Hesiod, Theogony, Book Th. 42:15)

Synonyms

  1. good

  2. good

Related

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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