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εὐανδρία

εὐανδρία, abundance of men, store of goodly men

εὐανδρ-ία, ἡ,
  • abundance of men, esp. of good men and true, οὐδὲ εὐ. ἐν ἄλλῃ πόλει ὁμοία X. Mem. 3.3.12, cf. D.H. 1.16, Str. 16.2.13, Plu. Per. 19.
    • II physical fitness, as a subject of a contest, Din. Fr. 16.2, IG 2(2).956.48, al.; εὐανδρίᾳ νικᾶν And. 4.42: so in pl., ἐν ταῖς εὐανδρίαις Ath. 13.565f; πληρωμάτων εὐανδρίαις by the crews being able-bodied men, Plu. Pomp. 24.
      • 2 manliness, E. El. 367; ἡ δʼ εὐανδρία διδακτός Id. Supp. 913; παρασκευάζειν πρὸς εὐανδρίαν to train to manly spirit, Antig. Rex ap. D.L. 7.7.

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