Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

εὔφορος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: εὔφορος εὔφορος εὔφορον

Structure: εὐφορ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: fe/rw

Sense

  1. bearing well

Examples

  • καὶ γάρ πωσ φεύγουσι τὴν αὐγήν· σκότοσ δὲ πρηο̈́νει τουτέοισι τὴν νοῦσον· οὐ δὲ ἐσιδεῖν τι ἢ ἀκοῦσαι τερπνὸν εὔφοροι · κάκοδμοι τὴν ὄσφρησιν, καὶ οὔτε τι εὐῶδεσ αὐτέουσ τέρπει, ἐκτρέπονται δὲ καὶ τὰ κακώδεα · ἄχθονται τῷ βίῳ, θανατῶσι ὥνθρωποι. (Aretaeus, The Extant Works of Aretaeus, The Cappadocian., , 16)
  • περίπατοι ἑώθεν, ἐπὶ τῆσ κοιλίησ ἐκκρίσι · εὔπνοοι δὲ καὶ εὔφοροι · ἄριστοι δὲ καὶ οἱ ἐπὶ τῷ δείπνῳ· αἰώρη μακρὰ, νήνεμοσ, ἀνήλιοσ τῇ κεφαλῇ· κακὸσ γὰρ αὐτέῃ ὁ σείριοσ. (Aretaeus, The Extant Works of Aretaeus, The Cappadocian., ARETAIOU KAPPADOKOU XRONIWN NOUSWN QERAPEUTIKON, 64)

Synonyms

  1. bearing well

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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