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εὐφρόνη

εὐφρόνη, the kindly time (i.e. night)

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εὐφρόναι feminine nominative plural, feminine vocative plural, feminine dative singular of εὐφρόνη

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εὐφρόνη, ἡ, (εὔφρων)
  • the kindly time, euphem. for νύξ, night, chiefly poet., Hes. Op. 560, Pi. N. 7.3, etc.: also in Ion. and late Prose, Heraclit. 26, 57, Hdt. 7.12, 56, al., Hp. Mul. 1.1, Jul. Or. 2.85b; ἄστρων εὐ., = ἀστερόεσσα εὐ., S. El. 19; εὐφρόνης, = νυκτός, by night, Epist. Anaximen. ap. D.L. 2.4; κατʼ εὐφρόνην A. Pers. 221 (troch.), S. El. 259.
    • II = εὐφροσύνη, Hsch., cf. E. Hel. 1470 codd. (lyr., sed leg. εὐφροσύναν).

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