εὐήθης
euethes
good-hearted, simple-minded, guileless
Appears 28 times across Aristotle's works.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
εὐήθης, ες, (ἦθος) A. good-hearted, simple-minded, guileless, R. 349b; of swans, HA 615a33; -έστεροι, opp. πανουργότατοι, 3.44; τὸ εὔηθες, = εὐήθεια, 3.83. b. of a courtesan, of easy virtue, 19. 2. in bad sense, simple, silly, πρῆγμα εὐηθέστατον 1.60; μῦθος, λόγος, 2.45, Lg. 818b (Sup.); ἥψατο πρῶτον τοῦ-εστάτου attacked the silliest argument first, Rh. 1418b23; κακοήθης δʼ ὢν τοῦτο παντελῶς εὔηθες ᾠήθης 18.11; τὸ τῶν προβάτων ἦθος εὔ. HA 610b23: as Subst., simpleton, HG 2.3.16; εὔηθές [ἐστι] c. inf., it is simple, foolish, absurd, Metaph. 1062b34, cf. 67; λίαν εὔ. APo. 88b17. 3. metaph., of wounds or illnesses, mild, easily treated, opp. κακοήθης (malignant), VM 8: Comp., Prorrh. 1.98: Sup., Prog. 20. b. [τρώματα] ἐν χωρίοισι εἶναι εὐήθεσι . . φαινόμενα innocent (not dangerous), Prorrh. 2.12; cf.εὐχερής III.2. II. Adv.-θως, ἔχω Phd. 100d, cf. Metaph. 1024b32: Comp.-έστερα, τοῦ δέοντος Plt. 276e: Sup. -έστατα Andr. 625 (εὐήθης and -εια discussed by 18(2).236-8).
Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)
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