Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

εὔθηρος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: εὔθηρος εὔθηρον

Structure: εὐθηρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: qh/ra

Sense

  1. lucky or successful in the chase, successful sport, unerring
  2. abounding in game, good for hunting

Examples

  • ἄλλον δέ ποτε ἀρχαῖον ἑταῖρον διὰ χρόνου ἰδών, πόθεν, ἔφη, Εὔθηρε, φαίνῃ; (Xenophon, Memorabilia, , chapter 8 2:1)
  • καὶ μήν, ἔφη, Εὔθηρε, οὐ πάνυ γε ῥᾴδιόν ἐστιν εὑρεῖν ἔργον ἐφ’ ᾧ οὐκ ἄν τισ αἰτίαν ἔχοι. (Xenophon, Memorabilia, , chapter 8 6:2)

Synonyms

  1. lucky or successful in the chase

  2. abounding in game

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

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