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Headword: Εὖγε
Adler number: epsilon,3389
Translated headword: bravo!
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Well, rightly. But [this] is often said with irony too.[1]
Greek Original:
Εὖγε: καλῶς, ὁσίως. λέγεται δὲ καὶ ἐπὶ εἰρωνείας πολλάκις.
Notes:
The adverb εὖ with the particle γε , "in replies confirming or approving what has been said", with or without a verb: LSJ s.v. (including ironic instances, from comedy and tragedy).
[1] Similarly glossed in other lexica.
Keywords: comedy; definition; dialects, grammar, and etymology; tragedy
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 2 December 2006@12:37:27.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (augmented notes and keywords) on 3 December 2006@04:53:09.
David Whitehead (tweaks and cosmetics) on 12 April 2007@09:16:44.
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