εὐνοϊκός

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See also: ευνοϊκός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὖ (eû, “well, good”) +‎ νόος (nóos, “mind”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.no.i.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ew.no.iˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.βno.iˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.vno.iˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.vno.iˈkos/

Adjective

εὐνοῐ̈κός • (eunoïkós) m (feminine εὐνοῐ̈κη, neuter εὐνοῐ̈κον); first/second declension

benevolent, friendly
- 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 1.1.5:
  Καὶ τῶν παρ᾽ ἑαυτῷ δὲ βαρβάρων ἐπεμελεῖτο ὡς πολεμεῖν τε ἱκανοὶ εἴησαν καὶ εὐνοϊκῶς ἔχοιεν αὐτῷ.

Descendants

→ Greek: ευνοϊκός (evnoïkós) (learned)

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