εὔχαρις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὖ (eû, “well”) +‎ χάρις (kháris, “grace, charm”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ěu̯.kʰa.ris/ → /ˈeɸ.xa.ris/ → /ˈef.xa.ris/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ěu̯.kʰa.ris/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈew.kʰa.ris/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈeɸ.xa.ris/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈef.xa.ris/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈef.xa.ris/

Adjective

εὔχᾰρῐς • (eúkharis) m or f (neuter εὔχᾰρῐ); third declension

1. attractive, enticing, charming

Further reading

• “εὔχαρις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “εὔχαρις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• εὔχαρις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • attractive idem, page 51.
  • bewitching idem, page 77.
  • captivating idem, page 112.
  • charming idem, page 126.
  • complimentary idem, page 152.
  • delightful idem, page 208.
  • enchanting idem, page 270.
  • enticing idem, page 277.
  • fascinating idem, page 308.
  • gallant idem, page 352.
  • prepossessing idem, page 636.
  • winning idem, page 982.
  • winsome idem, page 982.
  • witching idem, page 983.