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εὐαγής

εὐαγής, free from pollution, guiltless, pure, undefiled

εὐαγής2, [well-modulated? lexical cite]

εὐαγής3, bright, far-seen, conspicuous

εὐᾰγής (A), ές, (ἄγος A)
  • free from pollution, pure:
      • 1 of persons, guiltless, ὁ δὲ ἀποκτείνας τὸν ταῦτα ποιήσαντα . . ὅσιος ἔστω καὶ εὐ. Lex ap. And. 1.96, cf. Porph. VP 15; εὐαγεστάτων ἱππέων, v.l. for εὐγενεστάτων, D.H. 10.13; of bees, chaste (cf. Verg. G. 4.198), AP 9.404.7 (Antiphil.).
      • 2 of actions, holy, lawful, τίς οἶδεν εἰ κάτωθεν εὐαγῆ τάδε; S. Ant. 521; εὐαγές ἐστι τὸ ἀποκτεῖναι D. 9.44, cf. Arist. Fr. 538, App. BC 2.148; τοῦτο δʼ οὐκ εὐαγές μοι ἀπέβη well-omened, favourable, Pl. Ep. 312a. Adv. εὐαγέως, ἔρδειν h.Cer. 274, 369, cf. A.R. 2.699, POxy. 1203.5 (i A.D.), etc.; οὐκ εὐαγῶς Ph. 2.472: Sup. -έστατα Jul. Or. 7.230d.
      • 3 of offerings or services, undefiled: hence, lawful, ἐλέφας . . οὐκ εὐ. ἀνάθημα Pl. Lg. 956a; θυηλαί A.R. 1.1140, etc.; ὕμνοι AP 7.34 (Antip. Sid.); λύσις a solution free from defilement, S. OT 921; οὐκ εὐ. ἀπολογίαι Porph. Abst. 2.10. (Εὐhάγης as pr. n., IG 12(9).56.118 (Styra, v B.C.).)
εὐᾰγής (B), ές, (ἄγνυμι)
  • = καλῶς κεκλασμένος, Suid., cf. EM 266.3.
εὐᾱγής, ές, (v. fin.)
  • bright, clear, εὐᾱγέος ἠελίοιο (cf. ἁγής II) Parm. 10.2; καθαρὰ καὶ εὐαγέα, of the sun and heavenly bodies, Hp. Insomn. 89, cf. Democr. ap. Thphr. Sens. 73, 78; λευκῆς χιόνος . . εὐαγεῖς βολαί E. Ba. 662; εὐαγέστερον γίγνεσθαι, opp. σκοτωδέστερα φαίνεσθαι καὶ ἀσαφῆ, Pl. Lg. 952a; εὐαγέστατος, opp. θολερώτατος, of air, Id. Ti. 58d; χεύων ὁλκὰν εὐαγῆ Lyr.Alex.Adesp. 35.19; σὺν . . εὀαγεῖ (also εὐαγεῖ, εὐαυγεῖ) Ὑγιείᾳ Pae.Erythr. 15, al.; ὀφθαλμοί Aret. SA 2.4, Adam. 1.13.
      • 2 metaph., alert, ἄνθρωποι Hp. Vict. 2.62 (v.l. γίνεται εὐαγής (sc. ἥ τε ὄψις καὶ ἡ ἀκοή), cf. εὐαγέα (v.l. εὐπαγέα) καὶ εὐήκοα ibid.).
    • II far-seen or conspicuous, πέτρα Pi. Pae.Fr. 19.25; ἕδραν παντὸς εὐαγῆ στρατοῦ a seat in full view of the army, A. Pers. 466; ἔστην θεατὴς πύργον εὐαγῆ λαβών E. Supp. 652. (ᾱ Parm. l.c., Lyr. Alex. l.c., AP 6.204 (Leon., s.v.l.).—Perh. fr. εὐ-ᾱυγής (ᾰὐγή lengthd., cf. εὐᾱγορέω, εὐᾱής, etc.), as ἑᾱτοῦ fr. ἑᾱυτοῦ: εὐαυγ- is a correction in Pi. l.c., v.l. in Pae.Erythr. l.c., and may be the original spelling; cf. εὐαυγής.)

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