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εὐήθεια

εὐήθεια, goodness of heart, good nature, guilelessness, simplicity, honesty

εὐήθ-εια, poet. also εὐηθία, Ion. -ίη, ἡ,
  • goodness of heart, guilelessness, generally in ironical sense, πάνυ γενναίαν εὐ. Pl. R. 348c, cf. D. 24.52, Com.Adesp. 773; διʼ εὐηθίην by his good nature, Hdt. 3.139.
      • 2 in bad sense, simplicity, silliness, ἐς τοσοῦτο εὐηθίης ἀνήκει τοῦτο Id. 7.16.γ, cf. 1.60; κουφόνους εὐηθία A. Pr. 385; ἀνωφελὴς εὐηθίᾳ . . γυνή E. Hipp. 639; πολλῆς -είας, ὅστις οἴεται Th. 3.45; -ειάν τινος καταγιγνώσκειν Lys. 26.2.

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