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Εὐχαίτης · beautifully-maned (ε 3820) · Suda

Letters

Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near ε3820

ε3816well-formed
ε3817natural ability, natural suitableness
ε3818I favour, I oblige, I thank
ε3819vow
ε3820beautifully-maned
ε3821Euchemos, Euchemus
ε3822dexterity
ε3823claims
ε3824of a white-clad(?)

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε3820

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Εὐχαίτης

beautifully-maned

Translated by Catharine Roth22 Apr 2005Vetting: high3 revisions

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7 words

Translation

[A term applied to] a fine-haired horse.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Εὐχαίτης· ἵππος καλόθριξ.

Betacode

*eu)xai/ths: i(/ppos kalo/qric.

Notes

This adjective is also applied to persons and to plants (with beautiful leaves). Mainly poetic, but see also e.g. Diodorus Siculus 20.54.1: not being this, the tyrant Agathocles habitually wore a chaplet (web address 1).
For the etymology cf. chi 179.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

ε3818ΕὐχαριστῶI favour, I oblige, I thank ε3819Εὐχάvow ε3820Εὐχαίτηςbeautifully-maned ε3821ΕὔχεμοςEuchemos, Euchemus ε3822Εὐχέρειαdexterity

Revision history3 revisions · last 16 Mar 2018

16 Mar 2018added link — Ronald Allen
18 Nov 2012more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
24 Apr 2005augmented note and keywords; tweaks — David Whitehead
22 Apr 2005Translated — Catharine Roth

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Εὐχαίτης (Adler number epsilon 3820), trans. Catharine Roth, 22 Apr 2005. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/3820

Translation by Catharine Roth for Suda On Line, revised by Ronald Allen, David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗