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εὖγε

εὖγε, well, rightly

εὖγε or εὖ γε, Adv.
  • well, rightly, in replies confirming or approving what has been said: as σοὶ γὰρ χαρίζομαι. Answ. εὖγε σὺ ποιῶν Pl. R. 351c; εὖγʼ, εὖγε ποιήσαντες Ar. Pax 285; εὖγε, εὖγε, ὦ κύνες, ἕπεσθε X. Cyn. 6.19: iron., εὖ γοῦν θίγοις ἂν χερνίβων E. Or. 1602; εὖγε μέντἂν διετέθην Ar. Av. 1692.
      • 2 without a Verb, good! well said! well done! Pl. Grg. 494c, al.; doubled εὖγʼ, εὖγε Ar. Eq. 470; εὖγʼ, εὖγε, νὴ Δἴ, εὖγε Id. Ec. 213; εὖγʼ, ὅτι ἐπείσθης Id. Nu. 866: c. gen., εὖγε τῆς προαιρέσεως Luc. Vit.Auct. 8.

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