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εὐήθης

euethes

good-hearted, simple-minded, guileless

Appears 31 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

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