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εὔκηλος

εὔκηλος, free from care, at one’s ease

εὔκηλος2, easily burning

εὔκηλος (A), ον (cf. Hdn.Gr. 1.161), Dor. εὔκᾱλος, (v. ἕκηλος)
  • free from care, at oneʼs ease, εὔκηλος τὰ φράζεαι ἅσσʼ ἐθέλῃσθα Il. 1.554; εὗδον δʼ εὔκηλοι Od. 14.479, cf. S. El. 241 (lyr.); ἡμεῖς μὲν . . πολέας τελέοντες ἀέθλους . ., ὁ δʼ εὔκηλος . . Od. 3.263; εὔκηλοι πολέμιζον Il. 17.371; εὔκηλος τότε νῆα θοὴν . . ἑλκέμεν ἐς πόντον, i.e. without fear, Hes. Op. 671, cf. h.Merc. 480; εὔ. τέρπου φρένα Pherecr. 152.
      • 2 in Alexandr. and later Ep. of things, νὺξ εὔ. still, silent, Theoc. 2.166; πτέρυγες εὔ. steady, even, A.R. 2.935; αὖραι εὔ. Opp. H. 4.415. Adv. -λως A.R. 2.861.
εὔκηλος (B), ον, (καίω)
  • easily burning, or (cf. εὐκέατος) easily split, Ion Trag. 28.

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