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ἐνδυκέως

ἐνδυκέως, thoughtfully, carefully, sedulously

ἐνδῠκέως, Adv.
  • sedulously, kindly, freq. in Hom. (esp. in Od.), with Verbs expressing friendly actions, as πέμψαι Od. 14.337; ὁμαρτεῖν Il. 24.438; φιλέειν καὶ τιέμεν Od. 15.543; παρέχειν βρῶσίν τε πόσιν τε ib. 491; so ἐ. δέκεσθαι θυσίαισιν Pi. P. 5.85; ῥύεσθαι Theoc. 25.25, etc.; ἔχραεν A.R. 2.454.
    • II steadfastly, μαρνάμεθʼ ἐ. B. 5.125, cf. 112.
      • 2 greedily, ravenously, ἐσθίειν Od. 14.109; ἐ. ῥινὸν σχίσσας, of a lion tearing his prey, Hes. Sc. 427.--No Adj. ἐνδυκής occurs: but neut. ἐνδυκές, as Adv., is prob. l. in A.R. 1.883; used for συνεχές, Nic. Th. 263; expld. by συνεχές, συνετόν, ἀφελές, ἀσφαλές, γλυκύ, κτλ., Hsch. (Etym. dub.: for sense 1 perh. cf. ἀ-δευκής.)

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