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εὔφρων

εὔφρων, εὔφρων, εὖφρον, well-disposed (adjective)

εὔφρων, Ep. ἐΰφρ-, ον, both in Hom.: (φρήν):—
  • cheerful, merry, of persons, εἴ πέρ τις . . δαίνυται εὔφρων Il. 15.99, etc.; θυμός Od. 17.531; ἶλαι Pi. N. 5.38. Adv. -νως with good cheer, Id. P. 10.40, etc.
      • 2 Act., cheering, making glad or merry, οἶνος Il. 3.246; οἶμος Pi. Pae. 6.115; εὔφρων πόνος εὖ τελέσασι A. Ag. 806 codd.; ὦ φέγγος εὖφρον ib. 1577; ῥοαὶ εὔφρονες Ἀργείοις S. Aj. 420 (lyr.): neut. pl., εὔφροσιν δεδεγμένη, = εὐφροσύναις, A. Eu. 632 (s.v.l.).
    • II kindly, gracious, θεὸς εὔ. εἴη εὐχαῖς Pi. O. 4.14, cf. A. Pers. 772, S. Aj. 705 (lyr.), A.R. 4.1411, etc.; γαῖαν ἀνθρώποισι καὶ εὔφρονα μήλοις Pi. O. 7.63; εὐ. ἥδʼ ὁμιλία A. Eu. 1030; ψῆφον δʼ εὔφρονʼ ἔθεντο Id. Supp. 640 (lyr.); v.l. for ἐπίφρονος in Theoc. 25.29. Adv. -νως A. Ag. 351, al.
      • 2 of sound mind, reasonable, ἄνδρες Xenoph. 1.13.
    • III = εὔφημος, πῶς εὔφρονʼ εἴπω; A. Ch. 88; οὐδʼ αὖ τόδʼ εὖφρον Id. Supp. 378.

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