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εὔζωνος

εὔζωνος, well-girdled

εὔζωνος, Ep. ἐΰζ-, ον, (ζώνη)
  • well-girdled, Hom. (only in Il. and h.Cer.), as epith. of women, Il. 1.429, h.Cer. 255, al.
      • 2 later, of men, girt up for exercise, active, μῆκος δʼ ὁδοῦ εὐζώνῳ ἀνδρὶ πέντε ἡμέραι ἀναισιμοῦνται Hdt. 1.72; τριήκοντα ἡμερέων εὐζώνῳ ὁδός ib. 104, cf. 2.34, Th. 2.97; of light troops, X. An. 5.4.23, Plb. 3.35.7, Plu. Demetr. 9; of ὁπλῖται without their heavy shields, X. An. 7.3.46: generally, well-equipped, LXX Jo. 4.13; also εὔ. τῇ κεφαλῇ πυκτεύειν Philostr. Im. 2.19; later, of ships, Max.Tyr. 1.3. Adv. -νως Alciphr. 3.55.
      • 3 of a garment, well-girded, dub. in S. Fr. 342.
      • 4 metaph., unencumbered, πενία Plu. Pel. 3; εὔ. καὶ ἐλεύθερος βίος D.C. 56.6.
      • 5 in Lit. Crit., work-a-day, unpretending; in depreciatory sense, cheap, τὸ εὔ. καὶ οἷον εὐτελὲς εἶδος τοῦ λόγου Hermog. Id. 2.10; τὸ εὔ. χωρὶς εὐτελείας ib. 1.11; ἐκπίπτειν τὸν λόγον εἰς τὸ -ότερον ib. 1.5.

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