Εὖχος
vow, claim
Translated by Catharine Roth22 Apr 2005Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a] boast.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Εὖχος· καύχημα.
Betacode
*eu)=xos: kau/xhma.
Notes
- Likewise or similarly in other lexica; and cf. a scholion on Homer, Iliad 5.654 (web address 1).
The range of meaning of this noun in epic (and other poetry) includes "boast" and "thing prayed for." See also e.g. epsilon 3823, epsilon 3830.