ἐϋκνήμις
ἐϋκνήμις, well-greaved
ἐϋκνήμῑς, ῑδος, ὁ, ἡ,
- well-greaved, freq. in nom. and acc. pl. ἐϋκνήμῑδες, ἐϋκνήμῑδας, in Il. always epith. of Ἀχαιοί 1.17, al.; in Od. also of ἑταῖροι, 2.402, 9.550: gen. sg. as fem., -κνήμῑδος Ἰτώνης Poet. ap. EM 519.1.
- II with goodly spokes, ἀπήνη Nonn. D. 7.140.
1 ἐϋκνήμις, ιδος (ὁ, ἡ) [ῑ] aux belles bottines, aux beaux jambarts, dans l’Il. touj. en parl. des Grecs (Ἀχαιοί) 1, 17 ; 2, 331 ; etc. ; dans l’Od. en parl. des compagnons d’Ulysse (ἑταῖροι) 2, 402 ; 9, 550 ||
➳ Seul. pl. nom. -ιδες et acc. -ιδας.
Étym. εὖ, κνημίς.
2 ἐϋ·κνήμις, ιδος (ὁ, ἡ) [ῑ] dont les roues ont de beaux rayons, Nonn. D. 7, 140.
Étym. εὖ, κνήμη.
ἐϋκνήμις, [ῑ], ep. = εὐκνήμις.
ἐϋκνήμις
-ιδος
[ἐϋ- 5 + κνημίς.]
Equipped with good κνημῖδες.
Epithet of the Achaeans Il. 1.17, Il. 2.331, Il. 3.86, Il. 4.414, etc.: Od. 2.72, Od. 3.149, Od. 11.509, Od. 18.259, Od. 20.146.
Applied also to ἑταῖροι (of this race) Od. 2.402, Od. 9.60, 550, Od. 10.203, Od. 23.319.
ἐϋκνήμις , ῖδος: well-greaved, epith. of Ἀχαιοί, and in the Od. also of ἑταῖροι. (See cut under ἀμφίβροτος.)
ἐϋκνήμις
ἐϋ-κνήμῑς, ῑδος, ἡ,
- well-equipped with greaves, well-greaved, Epic nom. and acc. pl. ἐϋκνημῖδες, -ῖδας, Hom.