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εὐπινής

εὐπινής, neat, tidy

εὐπιν-ής, ές, (πίνος)
  • neat, tidy, οὐδʼ ἐρημίᾳ γυναικὸς οἶκος εὐπινὴς οὐδʼ ὄλβιος E. Melanipp.Capt.Fr. 6.11 (s. v.l.); so perh. Cratin. 414.
    • II bright, decorative, τὸν χαλκὸν . . ἔφασαν . . λειότερον, εὐπινέστερον, δυσιωτότερόν τε εἶναι τοῦ σιδήρου (therefore preferable in machine-construction) Heliod. ap. Orib. 49.3.5 (Comp.), cf. 7: hence metaph., of the style of ancient writers, elegant, simple, quaint, Caesar mihi irridere visus est ‘quaeso’ illud tuum, quod erat εὐπινὲς et urbanum, Cic. Att. 12.6.3 (Adv. -νῶς ib. 15.17.2); as v.l. for ἀπηνής, ἁρμονία D.H. Comp. 22. (εὐπινής· εὐειδής, πίνος γὰρ τὸ εἶδος, Et.Gud.d, EM 395.4: εὐπινές· τὸ ἀφελὲς καὶ μὴ λίαν τετημελημένον, ἀλλὰ μέτριον πίνον ἔχον, Phot.)

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