εὐθηνέω,
A. thrive, flourish, εὐθηνέειν Αἴγυπτον
Hdt. 2.91
, 124 codd., cf. X. Ath. 2.6 codd.;κτήνεσιν εὐθηνεῖ(sc.ὁ ὄλβιος) h.Hom. 30.10 ;πρόβατα εὐθηνεῖνmay their sheepthrive, SIG 526.42 (Crete,iii B.C.);τὰ κτήνεα εὐθηνεῖν εἰκόςprob. in Hp.
Aër.
12 (εὐθύνεινcodd.), cf. Epid. 6.4.20 (εὐθυνεῖvulg., εὐθενεῖ
Gal.
); freq. in LXX ( Jb. 21.9 , al.), cf. BGU 1118.30
(i B.C.), al., Ph. 1.211 , 2.429 :— Pass. , Αἴγυπτος καρποῖς ἀφθόνοις εὐθηνεῖτο
POxy. 1381.238
(ii A.D.). (εὐθηνέω— Ion. acc. to Zonar. —is freq. v.l. for εὐθενέω (q.v.) and is required by metre inh.Hom.l.c.)