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εὐγνώμων

εὐγνώμων, of good feeling, kindhearted, considerate, reasonable, indulgent

εὐγνώμ-ων, ον, gen. ονος, (γνώμη)
  • of good feeling, considerate, reasonable, And. 2.6 (Comp.), X. Mem. 2.8.6; φιλάνθρωπος καὶ εὐ. ψυχή Aeschin. 1.137; τὸ μὲν κρῖναι τοῦ εὐγνώμονος, τὸ δὲ δὴ πράττειν κατὰ τὴν κρίσιν τοῦ ἐπιεικοῦς Arist. MM 1199a2; πολέμιοι -έστεροι Plb. 2.57.8; ψεῦδος -έστερον Luc. VH 1.4: metaph., of a game, εὔ. εἰς τὰς ἄλλας πράξεις not interfering with them, Gal. Parv.Pil. 2; παθεῖν εὐγνώμονα to be indulgently treated, D.S. 13.23: Sup., ὡς -εστάτων τυγχάνειν D. Ep. 3.45.
      • 2 sensible, prudent, Aeschin. 3.170, etc.; εὐ. ὁ μὴ λυπεόμενος ἐφʼ οἷσιν οὐκ ἔχει, ἀλλὰ χαίρων ἐφʼ οἷσιν ἔχει Democr. 231; τὸ λέγειν πρὸς μὴ παρόντας οὐκ εὔ. φαίνεται Plu. Def.orac. 2.420e.
      • 3 εὔγνωμον τὸ πόνημα is an offering of gratitude, APl. 16.41 (Agath.).
    • II Adv. -νως considerately, kindly, τοῖς πλήθεσι προσφέρεσθαι D.S. 19.9, cf. Plu. Ant. 63; reasonably, BGU 1011.16 (ii B.C.), Luc. Tox. 5.
      • 2 gratefully, Plu. Sull. 10, Ael. NA 2.8.
      • 3 prudently, χρῆσθαι ἑαυτῷ X. Ages. 2.25.

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