Εὖγε
bravo!
Translated by Catharine Roth2 Dec 2006Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] well, rightly. But [this] is often said with irony too.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Εὖγε· καλῶς, ὁσίως. λέγεται δὲ καὶ ἐπὶ εἰρωνείας πολλάκις.
Betacode
*eu)=ge: kalw=s, o(si/ws. le/getai de\ kai\ e)pi\ ei)rwnei/as polla/kis.
Notes
- Same or similar entry in other lexica. Latte on Hesychius epsilon6725 (which has only the initial glossing) regards the headword there as quoted from the Septuagint (Job 31.29 etc.).
The adverbeu)= with the particlege , "in replies confirming or approving what has been said", with or without a verb: LSJ s.v. (including ironic instances, from comedy and tragedy).