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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

  • σὺ δ’ εὐθήρου τοῦδ’ ὑπέρισχε ῥίου, εὖτε κατ’ εἰνοσίφυλλον ὄροσ ποσί, πότνια, βαίνεισ, δεινὸν μαιμώσαισ ἐγκονέουσα κυσίν. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 6, chapter 2681)

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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