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εὐγενής

εὐγενής, εὐγενής, εὐγενές, well-born, noble

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εὐγενῆ neuter nominative plural, neuter vocative plural, neuter accusative plural, masculine accusative singular, feminine accusative 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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