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εὖνις ἐπιδεής, ἐστερημένος· “αἲ γὰρ ψυχῆς τε καὶ αἰῶνός σε δυναίμην εὖνιν ποιήσας πέμψαι δόμον Ἄϊδος εἴσω.” σημαίνει καὶ τὴν γαμετὴν γυναῖκα, παρὰ τὴν εὐνήν
Translation (En)
Eunis "lacking, deprived of". "If only I could send you to the dwelling of Hades, having deprived you of your life and soul". It also means the wedded wife, from eunē "bed"
Parallels
Herodian, Peri kliseōs onomatōn, Lentz III/2, p. 701 (ap. Choeroboscus, Prolegomena et scholia in Theodosii alexandrini Canones isagogicox de flexione nominum, p. 199) (τὸ δὲ εὖνις εὔνιδος παρὰ τὸ εὐνή ἐστίν, ὃ σημαίνει τὴν κοίτην); Etym. Magnum, Kallierges, p. 393 (Εὖνις: Σημαίνει τὸν ἄνδρα καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα· ὁ εὖνις, καὶ ἡ εὖνις. Σημαίνει δὲ καὶ τὸν μεμονωμένον καὶ ἐστερημένον, ὡς τὸ, ‘Ὅς μ’ υἱῶν πολλῶν τε καὶ ἐσθλῶν εὖνιν ἔθηκε’. Παρὰ τὸ εἷς ἑνὸς γίνεται ἕνις καὶ εὖνις. Ὅτε δὲ σημαίνει τὸν ἄνδρα καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα, γίνεται παρὰ τὸ εὐνὴ, εὖνις); Etym. Symeonis, epsilon 947 (Εὖνις· σημαίνει τὸν ἄνδρα καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα· ὁ εὖνις γὰρ καὶ ἡ εὖνις. Σημαίνει καὶ τὸν μεμονωμένον· καὶ ὅτε μὲν σημαίνει τὸν ἄνδρα παρὰ τὸ εὐνὴ γίνεται εὖνις. Ὅτε δὲ τὸν μεμονωμένον παρὰ τὸ εἷς ἑνός ἕνις καὶ εὖνις οἷον· ὅς μ’ υἱῶν πολλῶν τε καὶ ἐσθλῶν εὖνιν ἔθηκεν)
Comment
The etymology by eunē is provided for the meaning "wife", that is, εὖνις2. It is a correct derivational etymology