εὐνοϊκός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.no.i.kós/ → /e.βno.iˈkos/ → /e.vno.iˈkos/

• (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

1. 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.

     Kaì tôn par᾽ heautôi dè barbárōn epemeleîto hōs polemeîn te hikanoì eíēsan kaì eunoïkôs ékhoien autôi.