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εὐγενής

εὐγενής, εὐγενής, εὐγενές, well-born, noble

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εὐγενεῖ masculine nominative dual, masculine vocative dual, masculine accusative dual, feminine nominative dual, feminine vocative dual, feminine accusative dual, neuter nominative dual, neuter vocative dual, neuter accusative dual, masculine dative singular, feminine dative singular, neuter dative singular of εὐγενής

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εὐγεν-ής, ές, in Hom. εὐηγενής (q.v.), and in h.Ven. 94 ἠϋγενής: (γένος):—
  • well-born, A. Pers. 704 (troch.), S. OC 728, etc.; εὐ. δόμος E. Ion 1540; τὸ μὲν ἐστίχθαι εὐγενὲς κέκριται being tattooed is esteemed a mark of nobility, Hdt. 5.6.
      • 2 in Trag. etc. with the connotation noble-minded, generous (more prop. γενναῖος, cf. Arist. Rh. 1390b22), S. Ant. 38, Ph. 874, etc.; διαφέρει φύσις γενναίου σκύλακος . . νεανίσκου εὐ. Pl. R. 375a.
      • 3 of animals, high-bred, ἵππος Thgn. 184, S. El. 25; λέων A. Ag. 1259; ὄρνιθες Plb. 1.58.7; of plants, of a good sort, Ael. VH 2.14; ῥόαι Eriph. 2.11; πυροί Gal. 11.120; βλαστοί Gp. 5.37.2: so in Comp., Eub. 44; φλέβες καὶ ἶνες Thphr. HP 5.1.7 (s.v.l., cf. εὐτενής) ; χαλκός S. Fr. 864 (v.l.): metaph., of a wife, ὥσπερ εὐγενῆ χώραν ἐντεκνώσασθαι παρασχεῖν Plu. Cat.Mi. 25.
      • 4 of outward form, noble, δέρη, πρόσωπον, E. Hel. 136, Med. 1072; of style, τὸ εὐ. τῆς λέξεως Ael. NA Epil.; εὐ. ῥυθμοί D.H. Comp. 18.
    • II Adv. -νῶς nobly, bravely, κατθανοῦμεν E. Cyc. 201, cf. Tr. 727; εὐτυχεῖν Plu. Lib.educ. 2.7f.

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