ἐΰς

See also: -εύς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἠΰς (ēǘs) — Epic

Etymology

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Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀄- (e-u-). Has been connected with Sanskrit सु- (su-) and Hittite [script needed] (āššu-), which would point to Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-; this may itself derive from *h₁es- (“to be”). A competing theory, however, connects the word with Sanskrit वसु (vásu-), Avestan 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎 (vohu-), Illyrian *Vescleves, Irish feb (“eminence”), which would derive from a Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus. This theory would be supported by a reading δὲ ἐάων (dè eáōn) in book 24, line 528 of the Iliad, where the lack of elision would suggest an initial *w; however, this reading is late and therefore uncertain.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.ýs/ → /eˈys/ → /eˈis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.ýs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈys/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈys/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈys/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈis/

Adjective

ἐῠ̈́ς • (eǘs)

1. (poetic) good, brave, noble
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.819:

     Δαρδανίων αὖτ᾽ ἦρχεν ἐῢς πάϊς Ἀγχίσαο Αἰνείας

     Dardaníōn aût᾽ êrkhen eǜs páïs Ankhísao Aineías

     Aeneas, the brave son of Anchises, was again captain of the Dardanians.

Inflection

Irregular declension of ἐῠ̈́ς; —; ἠῠ̈́ (Attic)

Number		Singular				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐῠ̈́ς / ἠῠ̈́ς eǘs / ēǘs	—	ἠῠ̈́ ēǘ		—	—	ἠέᾰ? ēéa?
Genitive		ἐῆος / ἐοῖο eêos / eoîo	—	ἐῆος / ἐοῖο eêos / eoîo		ἐᾱ́ων eā́ōn	—	ἐᾱ́ων eā́ōn
Dative		—	—	—		—	—	—
Accusative		ἐῠ̈́ν / ἠῠ̈́ν eǘn / ēǘn	—	ἠῠ̈́ ēǘ		—	—	ἠέᾰ? ēéa?
Vocative		—	—	ἠῠ̈́ ēǘ		—	—	—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• ἀγαθός (agathós)

Related terms

• εὖ (eû, “well”)

References

• “ἐΰς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἐΰς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐΰς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963