ε44Ἐγανώθην
I brightened
[Meaning] I was pleased, I rejoiced. From the [verb] ga/numai ["I brighten"]. Homer [says]: "and the shepherd brightens in his heart." From a metaphor of gleaming bronzeware.
Ἐγανώθην· ἐχάρην, εὐφράνθην. ἀπὸ τοῦ γάνυμαι. Ὅμηρος· γάνυται δέ τε φρένα ποιμήν. ἀπὸ μεταφορᾶς τῶν λαμπρυνομένων χαλκωμάτων.
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