εὖ, adv., (prop. ev, the unused neut. of the adj. evs in ITom.), well: εὖ πράσσω, not as many interp. take it, contrary to ordinary Grk. usage, to do well 1. 6. act rightly (which in Greek is expressed by ὀρθῶς or καλῶς πράσσω), but to be well off, fare well, prosper, Acts xv. 29 [R. V. it shall be well with you] (Xen. mem. 1, 6, 8; 2,4,6; 4, 2,26; oec. 11,8; Joseph. antt. 12,4, 1; ὅστις καλῶς πράττει, οὐχὶ καὶ εὖ πράττει; Plat. Ale. i. p. 116 b.; εἰ εὖ πράττουσι ἀδικοῦντες, Prot. p. 333 d.; εἴ τις ἄλλος εὖ μὲν ἐποίησεν ὑμᾶς εὖ πράττων, Dem. 469, 14; and some began their letters with εὖ πράττειν, cf. 2 Mace. ix. 19; Diog. Laért. 3, 61 and Menagius (Ménage) in loc. In one passage alone, Xen. mem. 3, 9, 14, the drift of the discussion permits Socrates to deviate from common usage by attaching to the phrase the notion of right conduet, acting well; [yet this sense occurs in eccles. Grk., see e. g. Justin M. apol. 1, 28 and Otto’s note; ef. L. and S. s. v. πράσσω, IV.]); ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται that it may be well, things may turn out well, with thee, Eph. vi. 3 (Gen. xii. 13; [Ex. xx. 12]; Deut. iv. 40; [v. 16]; Orat. Az. [i. e. Song of the Three Children] vs. 6); εὖ ποιεῖν τινα, to do one good, Mk. xiv. 7 [here T om. the ace.; L Tr WH read dat.], (Judith x. 16; Bar. vi. (i.e. Ep. Jer.) 37 (88); Sir. xiv. 11; Xen. Cyr. 1, 6,30). In commendations, εὖ (δοῦλε ἀγαθέ), well! well done! Mt. xxv. 21, 23; Lk. xix.17 RG; Xen. venat. 6, 20; see εὖγε." Eva [WH Εὔα (see their Introd. § 408); Rec. Eva, so G Tr in 1 Tim. ii. 13, where R

εὖγε euge 1x

Well done! Lk. 19:17*

εὖ-γε adv. in replies, well! good! well done!: Lk 19:17 (WH for Rec. εὖ, q.v.).†

εὖ is rare in the papyri, having given place to καλῶς : cf. Mayser Gr. p. 459. It must, however, be kept in view that εὖ continues to recur in certain epistolary phrases, as in P Oxy X. 1292% (c. A.D. 30) εὖ [π]οήσεις ἐμβαλόμενός μοι Kevopata διακ[ό]σια, “please put on board for me two hundred empty jars” (Edd.), 26. I. 11 513 (ii/A.D.) εὖ πράττετε, 16. IIT. 527° (ii/iii a.D.) ἐρρῶσθ(αι) εὔχομ(αι) εὖ πράττοντί(α), “1 pray for your health and prosperity” (Edd.), and in such closing adjurations as P Eleph 2319 (B.c. 223-2) €[vJopκοῦ[ντι] pép plo]e [ε]ὖ εἴη, ἐφιορκοῦντι δὲ ἔνοχον εἶναι τῆι ἀσεβείαι τοῦ ὅρκου, P Ryl II. ro$!® (a.p. 110-11) εὐορκοῦ[σι] μὲν ἡμεῖν εὖ e[U]n, [ἐπ] [ορκοῦσι δὲ τ]ὰ ἐν[αν]τίᾳ, δἰ alibi. The classical phrase εὖ γὰρ ἴσθι (cf. the simple ἴστε in Eph 55, Heb 1217) is found in the touching letter of Epicurus to a child—ed yap ἴσθι, ἡ αἰτία ὅτι καὶ ἐγὼ καὶ oft] λοιποὶ πάντες σε μέγα φιλοῦμεν κτλ., ‘for be sure, the reason why I and all the others love you greatly,” εἴς. : see Selections, p. 6.

εὖ (eu) — well/well done!. εὖ, Epic dialect also ἐΰ [Refs 8th c.BC+] adverb (properly neuter of ἐΰς):—well, opposed to κακῶς (as in [Refs 8th c.BC+]

I. of knowledge or action, well, thoroughly, competently, εὖ μέν τις δόρυ θηξάσθω, εὖ δ᾽ ἀσπίδα θέσθω [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τόξων ἐῢ εἰδώς cunning with the bow, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὖ οἶδ᾽ ὅτι parenthetic in colloquial speech, σὺ γὰρ εὖ οἶδ᾽ ὅτι οὐ πράγματ᾽ ᾄσει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὖ οἶδα, in answers, Dioxipp.4; εὖ μήδεο consider well, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὖ λέγεις well spoken ! [Refs 5th c.BC+]

I.2. morally well, kindly, εὖ ἔρδειν, ={εὐεργετεῖν}, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὖ εἰπεῖν τινα to speak well of him, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

I.3. with passive or intransitive Verbs, fortunately, happily, in good case, εὖ ζώουσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὖ οἴκαδ᾽ ἱκέσθαι safely, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὖ φρονῶν in one's right mind, [Refs 4th c.BC+], to be well-disposed towards, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; standing last for emphasis, ἄνδρες γεγονότες εὖ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: separated from its Verb, εὖ πρᾶγμα συντεθέν [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II. coupled with other Adverbs, especially when qualifying nouns, adjectives, and adverbs, εὖ μάλα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εὖ.. πάνυ or πάνυ εὖ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὖ κἀνδρικῶς, εὖ κἀνδρείως, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; καλῶστεκαὶ εὖ[Refs 5th c.BC+]

III. as substantive, τὸ εὖ the right, the good cause, τὸ δ᾽ εὖ νικάτω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in Art, perfection, the ideal, τὸ εὖ διὰ πολλῶν ἀριθμῶν γίνεται [Refs 5th c.BC+]

IV. as the Predicate of a proposition, τί τῶνδ᾽ ε; [Refs 4th c.BC+]; εὖ εἴη may it be well, [Refs]; εὐορκεῦντι μέμ μοι εὖ εἶμεν or εἴη, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; εὖ σοι γένοιτο well be with thee, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

V. Interjection, well done! to cheer on dogs, εὖ κύνες [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ahoy! ho! [Refs]; compare εὖγε.

VI. in Compds., implying abundance (εὐανδρία), prosperity (εὐδαίμων, opposed to κακοδαίμων), ease (εὔβατος, opposed to δύσβατος): compounded only with Nouns and adjectives (hence εὖ πάσχω, εὖ ποιέω are better written divisim, but εὐποιητικός implies εὐποιέω: see at {ἀντευποιέω}); εὐδοκέω is exceptional. (Replaced by καλῶς in later Gr., except in set phrases.)