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εὐφυής

εὐφυής, well-grown, shapely, goodly

εὐφῠ-ής, ές, (φυή)
  • well-grown, shapely, μηροί Il. 4.147; πτελέη 21.243; κλάδος, of ivy, E. Fr. 88; πρόσωπον Id. Med. 1198; ὀδόντες Alex. 98.20; μαζοί AP 5.55 (Diosc.); suitably formed, πόδες Arist. PA 691b15; χορείας εὐφυὴς βάσις well-ordered, graceful, Ar. Th. 968 (lyr.).
    • II of good natural disposition, X. Mem. 1.6.13, al., Arist. EN 1114b8, Thphr. Char. 29.4; of horses and dogs, X. Mem. 4.1.3 (Sup.), Jul. Or. 2.87a.
      • 2 naturally suited or adapted, πρός τι Pl. R. 455b; πρὸς τὰς τέχνας Isoc. 4.33 (Sup.); εἴς τι Pl. Prt. 327b (Sup.); οὐκ εὐ. λέγειν Aeschin. 1.181; εὐ. τὰ σώματα καὶ τὰς ψυχάς Pl. R. 409e; -έστατος τὴν γνώμην Isoc. 9.41: rarely in bad sense, εὐ. πρὸς ἀγονίαν Arist. GA 748b8. Adv., εὐφυῶς ἔχει c. inf., Id. Pol. 1321a9; εὐ. ἔχειν πρὸς . . ib. 1303b8: Comp. -έστερον, ἔχειν D. 61.42; also -εστέρως Hierocl. p.27 A.
      • 3 of place, well situated, Arist. PA 666a14 (Sup.); of time, καιρὸς εὐ. πρὸς σωτηρίαν Plb. 1.19.12. Adv. -ῶς, κεῖσθαι πρὸς . ., Arist. Pol. 1327a33.
    • III naturally clever, like εὐτράπελος, euphem. for βωμολόχος, Isoc. 7.49, 15.284; σοφιστὴς εὐ. Alex. 36.4, cf. 135.13; εὐφυής a man of genius, Arist. Po. 1455a32, cf. Rh. 1390b28; opp. γεγυμνασμένος, ib. 1410b8; of hounds, Id. HA 608a27 (Comp.). Adv. εὐφυῶς cleverly, skilfully, Pl. R. 401c; κολακεύειν Antiph. 144.2; ὀψοποιεῖν Alex. 24.1.

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