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εὔστομος

εὔστομος, with mouth of good size

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εὔστομα neuter nominative plural, neuter vocative plural, neuter accusative plural of εὔστομος

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εὔστομ-ος, ον, (στόμα)
  • with mouth of good size, of dogs, X. Cyn. 4.2; of horses, εὔ. τῷ χαλινῷ well-bitted, opp. ἄστομος, Plu. Aud. 2.39a.
      • 2 with large mouth, of cups, Luc. Lex. 7; of a harbour, Poll. 1.100.
      • 3 easy to keep open, of a vein, Aret. CA 2.2.
    • II speaking well, eloquent, AP 14.10.8 (Comp.), Ptol. Tetr. 166; making eloquent, λάγυνος AP 9.229 (Marc.Arg.). Adv. -μως with clear utterance, Ael. NA 4.42: Sup. -ώτατα ib. 13.18; melodiously, ib. 1.43; ᾖδον Aristaenet. 2.19.
      • 2 like εὔφημος, avoiding words of ill omen, and so, keeping silence, περὶ μὲν τούτων . . μοι . . εὔστομα κείσθω on these things . . let me keep a religious silence, Hdt. 2.171, cf. Ael. NA 14.28, Porph. Abst. 2.36; εὔστομʼ ἔχε peace, be still! S. Ph. 201 (lyr.).
    • III pleasant to the mouth, palatable, Thphr. HP 2.6.10 (Comp.), 4.3.4, Sor. 1.94, Dsc. 1.110 (Comp.).

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