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εὐσταθής

eustathes

well-based, well-built

Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐσταθής, ές, Ep. ἐϋστ-, as always in Hom., (ἵσταμαι)
well-based, well-built, περὶ τοῖχον ἐϋσταθέος μεγάροιο Il. 18.374, al.; ἐντὸς ἐϋσταθέος μεγάρου, ἐκτὸς ἐϋ. θαλάμου, Od. 20.258, 23.178.
II. metaph., steadfast, tranquil, ψυχαί Democr. 191; ἀνήρ Plu. Aud. 2.44a; οἱ -έστεροι Hdn. 2.6.5; γνώμη Aret. SA 1.10; -έστεροι γνώμῃ ib. 2.3; περὶ τῆς εὐσταθοῦς τῶν θεῶν διαγωγῆς dub. in Phld. D. 3tit.
2. of the body, sound, healthy, σαρκὸς εὐσταθὲς κατάστημα Epicur. Fr. 68, Metrod. Fr. 5; of persons, healthy, sound, Ath.Med. ap. Orib. inc. 7.1.
3. εὐ. νοῦσοι easily cured, not serious, Hp. Aph. 3.8; καῦσοι Id. Epid. 1.1.
4. of weather, steady, settled, calm, θέρος ib. 3.15; Ζέφυρος A.R. 4.821.
5. generally, steady, quiet, βίος Hierocl. p.53A.; ἁρμονία D.H. Dem. 36; in political sense, firmly established, μοναρχία Phld. Hom. p.31 O.
III. Adv. -θῶς, ἔχειν Sor. 1.40, cf. D.L. 7.182, Asp. in EN 115.3; στρατοπεδεῦσαι App. Hisp. 25, al.: Sup. -έστατα Id. BC 2.115; Aeol. -θέως IG 12(2).243 (Mytilene).
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