Plato Greek Lexicon εὐωχέω

εὐωχέω

euocheo

entertain sumptuously

Appears 11 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐωχέω, fut. -ήσω Thphr. Char. 8.3: aor. 1 -ησα Metag. 14, etc.:— Med. and Pass., Aeol. part. εὐωχήμενος Alc. Supp. 23.5: fut. Med. -ήσομαι Ar. Ec. 717, Pl. R. 372b: aor. 1 εὐωχησάμην Luc. Sat. 11: but fut. Pass. εὐωχηθήσομαι IG 12(5).946.8 (Tenos): aor. 1 εὐωχήθην (v. infr.): pf. εὐώχημαι Hp. Steril. 220, Ar. Lys. 1224:—the augm. is never found (it is cj. in Pl. Grg. 522a): (εὖ, ἔχω, cf. Ath. 8.363b):— A. entertain sumptuously, c. acc. pers., Hdt. 1.126, 4.73,95, E. Cyc. 346, Ar. V. 341, etc.; of animals, to feed well, θηρίον Pl. R. 588e; τὰς ὗς Arist. HA 595a24:—Med. and Pass., fare sumptuously, feast, εὐωχήμενος Alc.l.c.; εὐωχέονται Hdt. 5.8; ὡς ἔθυσαν καὶ εὐωχήθησαν Id. 1.31; εὐωχημένοι, εὐωχηθέντες, after dinner, Ar. Lys. 1224, Ec. 664: c. acc. cogn., feast upon, enjoy, κρέα εὐωχοῦ X. Cyr. 1.3.6, cf. Hp. Steril.l. c., Plb. 8.24.13; εὐωχεῖσθαι ἐπινίκια to hold a feast of triumph, Luc. Nav. 39; εὐ.γάμους, ἑορτήν, Hld. 7.26, 8.7; of animals, eat their fill, X. An. 5.3.11, Eq.Mag. 8.4; καχρύων ὀνίδιον εὐωχημένον having eaten its fill of barley, Ar. V. 1306. II. metaph., of other luxuries, εὐωχοῦντες [αὐτοὺς] ὧν ἐπεθύμουν Pl. Grg. 518e; πολλὰ καὶ ἡδέα . . ηὐώχουν ὑμᾶς ib.522a (εὐ- codd.); so εὐωχεῖν τινα καινῶν λόγων to entertain him with them, Thphr. Char. 8.3:—Med., relish, enjoy, c. gen., εὐωχοῦ τοῦ λόγου Pl. R. 352b. III. Act. in med. sense, And. Fr. 1.
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