εὐήθεια
euetheia
goodness of heart, guilelessness
Appears 5 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
εὐήθεια, poet. also εὐηθία, Ion. -ιη, ἡ, A. goodness of heart, guilelessness, generally in ironical sense, πάνυ γενναίαν εὐ. R. 348c, cf. 24.52, Com.Adesp. 773; δἰ εὐηθίην by his good nature, 3.139. 2. in bad sense, simplicity, silliness, ἐς τοσοῦτο εὐηθίης ἀνήκει τοῦτο 7.16.γ, cf. 1.60; κουφόνους εὐηθία Pr. 385; ἀνωφελὴς εὐηθίᾳ . . γυνή Hipp. 639; πολλῆς -είας, ὅστις οἴεται 3.45; -ειάν τινος καταγιγνώσκειν 26.2.
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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