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ἐπίφθονος

ἐπίφθονος, liable to envy

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ἐπίφθονοι masculine nominative plural, masculine vocative plural, feminine nominative plural, feminine vocative plural of ἐπίφθονος

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ἐπίφθον-ος, ον,
  • liable to envy or jealousy, looked on with jealousy, odious, αἱ λίην ἰσχυραὶ τιμωρίαι πρὸς θεῶν ἐ. γίνονται Hdt. 4.205; γνώμη πρὸς ἀνθρώπων ἐ. Id. 7.139; μηδʼ..ἐ. πόρον τίθει A. Ag. 921; τινι by one, E. Med. 303, Supp. 893; εἴ τῳ θεῶν ἐ. ἐστρατεύσαμεν Th. 7.77; [πενία] ἥκιστα ἐ. X. Smp. 3.9; -ώτεραι (sc. αἱ ἐμαὶ διατριβαί) Pl. Ap. 37d, cf. R. 502d; ἐπίφθονόν ἐστι c. inf., it is invidious, hateful to.., Ar. Eq. 1274; εἴ τῳ μακαρίως -ώτερον εἰπεῖν Arist. EE 1215a10; τὸ ἐ. envy, ἐπὶ μεγίστοις τὸ ἐ. λαμβάνειν Th. 2.64.
      • 2 Act., bearing a grudge against, τινι A. Ag. 133 (lyr.): abs., malignant, hostile, Id. Eu. 376 (lyr.), Sammelb. 3924.35 (i A. D.); τὸ δαιμόνιον..ἐ. App. Pun. 59; ἐ. βλέμμα Hld. 4.5.
    • II Adv. ἐπιφθόνως, διακεῖσθαί τινι to be liable to his hatred, Th. 1.75; ἐ. διαπράξασθαί τι in an invidious manner, Id. 3.82; ἥκιστα ἐ. with least invidiousness, X. Cyr. 7.5.37.
      • 2 ἐ. ἔχειν πρός τινα to be at enmity with him, ib. 3.3.10, 8.2.28.

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