εὖ,
Epic dialect also ἐΰ [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
adverb (properly
neuter of ἐΰς):—
well, opposed to κακῶς (as in [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
I) of knowledge or action,
well, thoroughly, competently, εὖ μέν τις δόρυ θηξάσθω, εὖ δ᾽ ἀσπίδα θέσθω [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; τόξων ἐῢ εἰδώς
cunning with the bow, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὖ οἶδ᾽ ὅτι parenthetic in colloquial speech, σὺ γὰρ εὖ οἶδ᾽ ὅτι οὐ πράγματ᾽ ᾄσει [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὖ οἶδα, in answers, Dioxipp.4; εὖ μήδεο consider
well, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὖ λέγεις
well spoken! [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
I.2)
morally well, kindly, εὖ ἔρδειν, ={εὐεργετεῖν}, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὖ εἰπεῖν τινα to speak
well of him, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]
I.3) with passive or intransitive Verbs,
fortunately, happily, in good case, εὖ ζώουσι [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὖ οἴκαδ᾽ ἱκέσθαι
safely, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὖ φρονῶν in one's
right mind, [
Refs 4th c.BC+], to be
well-disposed towards, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; standing last for emphasis, ἄνδρες γεγονότες εὖ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: separated from its Verb, εὖ πρᾶγμα συντεθέν [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II) coupled with other Adverbs, especially when qualifying nouns, adjectives, and adverbs, εὖ μάλα [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὖ. πάνυ or πάνυ εὖ, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὖ κἀνδρικῶς, εὖ κἀνδρείως, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; καλῶστεκαὶ εὖ[
Refs 5th c.BC+]
III) as
substantive, τὸ εὖ the
right, the
good cause, τὸ δ᾽ εὖ νικάτω [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: in Art,
perfection, the ideal, τὸ εὖ διὰ πολλῶν ἀριθμῶν γίνεται [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
IV) as the Predicate of a
proposition, τί τῶνδ᾽ ε; [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; εὖ εἴη may it be
well, [
Refs]; εὐορκεῦντι μέμ μοι εὖ εἶμεν or εἴη, [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; εὖ σοι γένοιτο
well be with thee, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
V) Interjection,
well done! to cheer on dogs, εὖ κύνες [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
ahoy! ho! [
Refs]; compare εὖγε.
VI) in Compds, implying
abundance (εὐανδρία),
prosperity (εὐδαίμων, opposed to κακοδαίμων),
ease (εὔβατος, opposed to δύσβατος): compounded only with Nouns and
adjectives (hence εὖ πάσχω, εὖ ποιέω are better written divisim, but εὐποιητικός implies εὐποιέω: see at {ἀντευποιέω}); εὐδοκέω is exceptional. (Replaced by καλῶς in later Gr, except in set phrases.)