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ε3426Εὐδοκουμένηνacceptable, finding favor, held in renown[Meaning] well expected, pleasing. Polybius [writes]: "by saying these things truthfully, he said that he would create an acceptable pledge."Matched in translationhighshort
ε3463Εὐήθηςfoolish[Meaning] stupid, senseless; or useless [with respect to] character. Polybius [writes]: "[they] reckoning foolishly and childishly the matters at hand."Matched in translationhighshort
ε3840Ἔφαμμαshirt[Meaning] the garment [of that name]. Polybius [writes]: "for some of them appeared wearing their trousers and light cloaks about them. But the others, from vanity, threw these away and stood before the military …

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Εὐδοκουμένην

acceptable, finding favor, held in renown

[Meaning] well expected, pleasing. Polybius [writes]: "by saying these things truthfully, he said that he would create an acceptable pledge."

Εὐδοκουμένην· καλῶς προσδοκωμένην, ἀρέσκουσαν. Πολύβιος· τοῦ δὲ λέγειν ἀληθινῶς ταῦτα, πίστιν ἔφη ποιήσειν εὐδοκουμένην.

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ε3644Εὐπερίοπτονdespicable… singular (rather than neuter nominative/accusative singular) of this adjective. [2] [Polybius] fr. 157 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (534) that Casaubon attributed this fragment to Polybius, but that Schweighäuser was reluctant to accept it as genuinely …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3422Εὐδοκεῖνto be well-pleased… presumably extracted from the quotation given. cf. epsilon 3423. [1] Polybius fr. 155 Büttner-Wobst; individual unknown. Büttner-Wobst notes (534) that this fragment was attributed to Polybius by Schweighäuser.Matched in noteshighshort

ε3648Εὖ πεφυκώςnaturally gifted… quotation given, though it also occurs three more times in Polybius, as well as in other authors (e.g. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Plutarch). [1] An abbreviation of Polybius 10.14.9-10 (on Scipio Africanus).Matched in noteshighshort

ε3851Ἔφεδροςreserve, in reserve[1] cf. epsilon 3850. [2] Polybius fr. 160 Büttner-Wobst. Büttner-Wobst notes (p. 534) that Ursinus (Fulvio Orsini, 1529-1600) attributed this fragment to Polybius. [3] From Aelian or Iamblichus, according to Adler [accepted as Iamblichus, …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3646Εὐπέτειαease… under mu 1092. [4] Quotation tentatively attributed by Adler to Polybius, but TLG searching brings up something more concrete: Procopius, Secret History 7.21 (fu/sei ga\r oi( plei=stoi e)s to\ a(marta/nein eu)petw=s tre/pontai: web address …Matched in noteshighshort

ε3843Ἐφαπτίδαςshirts, surcoats… headword, an accusative plural, is evidently extracted from somewhere, perhaps Polybius 30.25.11; cf. in any event under zeta 46. [1] Quotation unidentifiable.Matched in noteshighshort

ε3849Ἐφεδρείαkeeping watch… in a quite different sense see epsilon 3848. [2] cf. Polybius 1.17.11 (web address 1); pi 2820. The preceding sentence ends with ta\ *(rwmai/wn pra/gmata "Roman affairs": this probably accounts for pra=gma in the …Matched in noteshighshort