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εὔψῡχος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: εὔψῡχος

Structure: εὐψῡχ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: yuxh/

Sense

  1. of good courage, stout of heart
  2. , 2.43, 4.126, 2.11
  3. (in comparative) cooling

Examples

  • Ἐπαμεινώνδασ δ’ ἔτι ζῶν εἰσ τὴν παρεμβολὴν ἀπηνέχθη, καὶ τῶν συγκληθέντων ἰατρῶν ἀποφηναμένων, ὅτι πάντωσ, ὅταν ἐκ τοῦ θώρακοσ ἐξαιρεθῇ τὸ δόρυ, συμβήσεται καὶ τὸν θάνατον ἐπακολουθῆσαι, εὐψυχότατα τὴν τοῦ βίου καταστροφὴν ἐποιήσατο. (Diodorus Siculus, Library, book xv, chapter 87 5:1)

Synonyms

  1. of good courage

  2. cooling

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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