εὐεργής

εὐεργ-ής, ές, (ἔργον)

• well-wrought, well-made, of chariots, εὐεργέος ἔκπεσε δίφρου Il. 5.585; of ships, μία δʼ ἤγαγε νηῦς εὐ. 24.396, and freq. in Od., cf. IG 1(2).74.27; πηδάλιον Hes. Op. 629; of garments, ἀμφʼ ὤμοισιν ἔχουσʼ εὐεργέα λώπην Od. 13.224; of gold, wrought, χρυσοῦ . . εὐεργέος ἑπτὰ τάλαντα 24.274.
• • • 2 well-done: hence in pl., εὐεργέα, = the Prose εὐεργεσίαι, benefits, services, οὐκ ἔστι χάρις μετόπισθʼ εὐεργέων 22.319, cf. 4.695; also ἀθάνατοι χαίρουσι βροτῶν εὐεργέσι τιμαῖς Milet. 1(7).205b (ii A. D.).
    • 3 = εὐεργός II.2, τῷ ψυχρῷ Olymp. in Mete. 313.9.
    • 4 easy, of a surgical operation, Antyll. ap. Orib. 45.2.6.
    • 5 effective, τὴν εὐώνυμον χεῖρα -εστέραν Sor. 2.61.

εὐεργής, ές (ἔργω),
1) wohlgearbeitet, schön gemacht, bei Hom. in od. vom Schiff u. vom Wagenstuhl, δίφρος Il., von einem Kleide Od. 13.224, χρυσός, gut verarbeitet, 24.274 ; πηδάλιον Hes. O. 627 ; sp.D., ἄγκιστρον Opp. H. 5.135.
2) wohlgetan, εὐεργέα, Wohltaten, Od. 4.695, 22.319.
3) leicht zu bearbeiten, Theophr. – Bei Sp. auch akt., geschickt arbeitend.

εὐεργής

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[εὐ- 1, εὐ- 3 + ἔργω2.]

• • 1

    Well or skilfully made, constituted or fashioned with art.

    Epithet of chariots, ships, etc.: δίφρου Il. 5.585, Il. 13.399, Il. 16.743, νηῦς Il. 24.396: Od. 12.166, Od. 16.322, νῆα Od. 8.567, Od. 9.279, Od. 11.70, 106, 159, Od. 12.305, Od. 15.33, Od. 23.234, λώπην Od. 13.224.

    Of gold, app., fine Od. 9.202, Od. 24.274.

  • 2

    Done by way of service or benefit.

    Absol. in neut. pl., services, benefits: χάρις εὐεργέων (for . . . ) Od. 4.695, Od. 22.319.

εὐεργής , ές: well-made, well-wrought; pl., εὐεργέα, good deeds, benefactions, Od. 22.319.

εὐεργής εὐ-εργής, ές ἔργω

• • • 1well-wrought, well-made, of chariots, ships, etc., Hom.; of gold, wrought, Od.
    • 2well-done: pl. εὐεργέα εὐεργεσίαι, benefits, services, Od.