Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

εὐσταθής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: εὐσταθής εὐσταθές

Structure: εὐσταθη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: i(/stamai

Sense

  1. well-based, well-built

Examples

  • οἱ δ’ ἀμφὶ τὸν Βροῦτον ἑώθεν κατὰ τὴν στοὰν τὴν πρὸ τοῦ θεάτρου τοῖσ δεομένοισ σφῶν ὡσ στρατηγῶν εὐσταθέστατα ἐχρημάτιζον, πυνθανόμενοι δὲ περὶ τῶν γιγνομένων ἱερῶν τῷ Καίσαρι καὶ τῆσ ἀναθέσεωσ τοῦ βουλευτηρίου πάνυ ἠποροῦντο. (Appian, The Civil Wars, book 2, chapter 16 10:10)

Synonyms

  1. well-based

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

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