ἐσθλός

ἐσθλός, ή, όν, Aeol. ἔσλος Sapph. 28, Alc. 96: Dor. ἐσλός, ά, όν, Pi. P. 8.73, etc. (never in B.); Arc. ἑσλός Inscr.Olymp. 266 (v B. C.): Comp. and Sup. -ότερος, -ότατος, AP 9.156 (Antiphil.), 6.240 (Phil.): —poet. Adj.,

• = ἀγαθός, good of his kind, ἐ. ἐν σταδίῃ Il. 15.283: later c. inf., A.R. 1.106, etc.: hence
• • I of persons, brave, stout, ἐσθλὸν ἐνὶ προμάχοισι Il. 4.458, etc.; opp. δειλός, Hes. Op. 214; noble, opp. κακός, οὔ τινα γὰρ τίεσκον..οὐ κακὸν οὐδὲ μὲν ἐ. Od. 22.415; πένιχρος οὐδεὶς πέλετʼ ἔσλος οὐδὲ τίμιος Alc. 49; τόκηες Id. Supp. 25.12; εἴτʼ εὐγενὴς πέφυκας εἴτʼ ἐσθλῶν κακή S. Ant. 38; ἐσθλοῦ πατρὸς παῖς Id. Ph. 96; ἀπʼ ἐσθλῶν δωμάτων E. Andr. 772 (lyr.), etc.; of horses, well-bred, Il. 23.348.
  • • 2 morally good, faithful, φίλος S. OT 611; εἰς ἡμᾶς γεγώς Id. El. 24; τινι Naumach. ap. Stob. 4.23.7; κύνα ἐσθλὴν ἐκείνῳ, πολεμίαν τοῖς δύσφροσιν A. Ag. 608.
    • 3 like ἐΰς and φίλος, weakened almost to a possess. pron., ἐσθλὸν ἀνεψιὸν ἐξεναρίξας Il. 16.573, cf. 5.469, Od. 3.379.
  • II of things, good of their kind, φάρμακα, κτήματα, κειμήλια, Il. 11.831, Od. 2.312, Il. 9.330, etc.
  • • 2 of mind, qualities, etc., νόος Od. 7.73; βουλή Il. 9.76; ἔπος 1.108; κλέος 5.3, Pi. P. 4.175: freq. in neut. pl., μυρίʼ..ἐσθλὰ ἔοργε Il. 2.272; ἔσθλʼ ἀγορεύοντες, κακὰ δὲ φρεσὶ βυσσοδόμευον Od. 17.66; ἔσλων ἢ κάλων Sapph. 28, cf. Supp. 2.4.
    • 3 fortunate, lucky, ὄρνιθες Od. 24.311; ὕπαρ 19.547; χάρματα Pi. O. 2.19; γάμοι E. IA 609; τύχη S. OC 1506; ἀράσαντο πάμπαν ἔσλα τῷ γάμβρῳ Sapph. 51.4; ἐσθλόν, τό, good luck, prosperity, opp. κακόν, Il. 24.530; παρὰ καὶ κακῷ ἐσθλὸν ἔθηκεν Od. 15.488; ἐσλὸν βαθύ Pi. O. 12.12.
    • 4 Subst. ἐσθλά, τά, goods, πυρὴν ἐμπλησέμεν ἐσθλῶν Od. 10.523; εἴ τις ἐσλὰ πέπαται Pi. P. 8.73.
    • 5 ἐσθλόν [ἐστι] c. inf., it is good, expedient to.., Il. 24.301: also pl., οὐ γὰρ ἐσθλὰ .. κερτομέειν Archil. 64.—Poet. word, used by X. Cyr. 1.5.9, Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.60, Luc. Syr.D. 19 (Ion.), etc.

ἐσθλός, dor. ἐσλός, Pind., wie ἀγαθός, gut, tüchtig in seiner Art, brav, edel, von Hom. an bes. bei Dichtern gebräuchlich. Gew. von Menschen, tapfer, Ggstz κακός, Il. oft, ἔν τινι, tüchtig in Etwas, 15.283 ; von Heerführern u. Fürsten, auch von dem Sauhirten, Od. 16.557 ; θηρητήρ, ἀγορητής, ἡγεμών, jeder tüchtig in seiner Art ; Πέλοψ, Pind. N. 2.21 ; κῆρυξ, ἄγγελος, Ol. 13.96, P. 4.278 ; von Helden, Aesch. Pers. 31, 313 ; übertr., δωμάτων κύνα ἐσθλήν, der treue Wächter des Hauses, Ag. 594 ; φίλον ἐσθλόν Soph. O.R. 311 ; ἀνήρ Aj. 1324 u. öfter ; bes. vom Edlen, Ggstz κακός, Phil. 96, Ant. 38 ; Eur. u. sp.D., auch c. inf., Ap.Rh. 1.106, 3.917 u. sonst ; bei Plat. nur in Dichterstellen ; sonst noch Xen. Cyr. 1.5.9 ; Luc. Dea Syr. 15 u. Plut. – Ueber die Abstufungen des Begriffs vgl. ἀγαθός, mit dem es auch die Bdtg des Reichen gemein hat ; Hes. O. 214. – Von edlen Rossen, Il. 23.348. – Von Dingen u. Zuständen, νόος, νόημα, μένος, βουλή, φάτις u. ä., gut, was seinem Zweck entspricht ; φάρμακα, wirksame Heilmittel ; ὄρνιθες, Glück bedeutende, Od. 24.311 ; ὕπαρ 19.547 ; κλέος Pind. P. 4.175 ; χάρματα Ol. 2.21 ; ἀλεὴς ὕπνος ἐσθλός Soph. Phil. 847 ; τύχη O.C. 1502 ; γάμοι Eur. I.A. 609 ; φῆμαι Hel. 1298. Neutr. τὸ ἐσθλόν, das Glück, Il. 24.530 ; auch ἐσθλόν mit dem inf., es hilft, nützt, 24.301 ; τὰ ἐσθλά, Güter, Od. 10.523 ; so bei Folgdn oft, πολλῶν γὰρ ἐσθλῶν τὴν ὄνησιν εἱλόμην Aesch. Ag. 341 ; λόγῳ μὲν ἐσθλά, τοῖσι δʼ ἔργοισι κακά Soph. O.C. 768 ; Eur. u. sp.D. – Den Kompar. ἐσθλότερος hat Antiphil. 10 (IX.156); den superl., βασιλῆος ἐσθλοτάτου, Philp. 47 (VI.240).

ἐσθλός

-ή, -όν.

• • 1

    Well-born, noble Od. 6.284.

  • 2

    Warlike, soldierly, stout, skilful in fight Il. 2.366, Il. 4.458, Il. 6.444, Il. 24.167, etc.: Od. 8.582, 585, Od. 22.204.

    Absol.: ἐσθλὰ [τεύχεα] ἐ. ἔδυνεν Il. 14.382. Cf. Il. 5.176 = Il. 16.425, Il. 9.319, Il. 22.158.

  • 3

    Passing into (4): πατέρʼ ἐσθλόν Od. 1.115. Cf. Od. 2.46, 71, Od. 3.98 = Od. 4.328, Od. 3.379, Od. 4.236, 724 = 814, Od. 4.726 = 816, Od. 16.214, Od. 19.395, Od. 23.360.

  • 4

    Good, worthy, serviceable, skilled: ἀγορηταί Il. 3.151. Cf. Il. 5.51, Il. 7.126, Il. 20.396, Il. 23.112, 546, 636: ἑταῖροι Od. 2.391. Cf. Od. 2.33, Od. 3.471, Od. 5.110 = 133 = Od. 7.251, Od. 8.110, Od. 11.7 = Od. 12.149, Od. 14.104, Od. 15.310, 557, Od. 16.263, Od. 17.381, Od. 19.334, Od. 23.331, Od. 24.427.

    Of horses Il. 23.348.

    Absol.: ἐσθλοῖς ἠδὲ κακοῖσιν Od. 6.189. Cf. Od. 8.553, Od. 22.415 = Od. 23.66.

  • 5

    In moral sense, good, of right feeling.

    Absol.: φρένες ἐσθλῶν Il. 13.115, Il. 15.203. Cf. Il. 9.514.

    Of the mind, showing discretion, good judgment or discernment, well-balanced: νόον Il. 13.733. Cf. Il. 17.470: Od. 2.117 = Od. 7.111, Od. 7.73, Od. 11.367.

  • 6

    Of things or abstractions, good of their kind, good, excellent, fine, helpful, in place, or the like: ἔπος (promising good fortune) Il. 1.108, φάρμακα Il. 11.831. Cf. Il. 1.576, Il. 5.3, Il. 10.213, Il. 14.382, Il. 18.313, etc.: κτήματα Od. 2.312, ὁμοφροσύνην Od. 6.182. Cf. Od. 6.30, Od. 9.242, Od. 12.347, Od. 19.547 (boding well), etc.

    Morally good or fitting.

    Absol.: ἐσθλά τε καὶ τὰ χέρεια Od. 18.229 = Od. 20.310.

  • 7

    Absol. in neut. ἐσθλόν

  • • a

      A good thing.

      With infin.: ἐ. [ἐστι] Διὶ χεῖρας ἀνασχέμεν Il. 24.301.

    • b

      What is good, good: ἄλλοτε κακῷ κύρεται ἄλλοτʼ ἐσθλῷ Il. 24.530. Cf. Od. 15.488.

  • 8
  • • a

      Absol. in neut. pl. ἐσθλά in sense 7.b: μυρίʼ ἐσθλὰ ἔοργε (has done much good service) Il. 2.272, ἐσθλὰ φραζομένῳ Il. 12.212. Cf. Il. 10.448: ἔσθλʼ ἀγορεύοντες (fair words) Od. 17.66. Cf. Od. 20.86.

    • b

      Good or valuable material things: πολλὰ καὶ ἐσθλά Od. 4.96. Cf. Od. 10.523 = Od. 11.31.

ἐσθλός : a poetic synonym of ἀγαθός, q. v.; examples are numerous in every application of the meaning good, opp. κακός, ἄλλοτε μέν τε κακῷ ὅ γε κύρεται, ἄλλοτε δʼ ἐσθλῷ, Il. 24.530.

ἐσθλός much like ἀγαθός,

• • • 1good of his kind, good, brave, Hom., esp. in Il.;—also, rich, wealthy, Hes.: noble, opp. to κακός (v. ἀγαθός 1), εἴτʼ εὐγενὴς πέφυκας εἴτʼ ἐσθλῶν κακή Soph.
    • 2of things, Hom., etc.
    • 3good, fortunate, lucky, Od., Trag.
    • 4as Subst., ἐσθλά, τά, goods, Od.:—but ἐσθλόν, good luck, Hom.
    • 5ἐσθλόν ἐστι, c. inf. it is good, expedient to do, Il.