εὐοῖ

See also: εὐοἵ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From an epithet of Dionysus, Εὔιος (Eúios) or Εὐάν (Euán), probably from εὖ (eû, “good”) +‎ υἱός (huiós, “son”) (implying "Well done, my son", said by Zeus to Dionysus after he won a fight in the Gigantomachy), or from εὖ (eû, “good”) +‎ οἶνος (oînos, “wine”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.ôi̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈwy/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈβy/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈvy/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈvi/

Interjection

εὐοῖ • (euoî)

The cry used by worshipers of Dionysus.

Related terms

εὐάζω (euázō)
εὐάν (euán)
εὐαί (euaí)
εὖα (eûa)

Descendants

→ Latin: euhoe
→ English: euoi

References

“εὐοῖ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“εὐοῖ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers

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