A.thrive, flourish, of animals and plants, “μῆλα . . εὐθενοῦντα” A.Eu.944 (lyr.); καρπόν τε γαίας καὶ βοτῶν . . ἀστοῖσιν εὐθενοῦντα ib. 908, cf. Thphr.CP2.4.5, 5.11.3; “μή τιν᾽ οἶκον εὐθενεῖν” A.Eu.895 (Scalig. for εὐσθ-)“; εὐθενούντων τῶν πραγμάτων” D. 18.286; also of men, “τοὺς στρατιώτας . . εὐθενεῖν” Id.8.20; ἡ Λοκρὶς εὐθηνεῖ (leg. εὐθενεῖ)“ τῷ ζεφύρῳ” Thphr. Vent.44, cf. Plu. Publ.11, Ael. NA5.13.
II. Pass. in same sense, [“οἱ Λακεδαιμόνιοι] εὐθενήθησαν” Hdt.1.66 codd. (elswh. εὐθηνέω in codd. Hdt.); “τὴν πόλιν εὐθενεῖσθαι” D. 19.231 (s.v.l.). (εὐθηνέω (q.v.) is freq. v.l.; εὐθενέω (Att. acc. to Zonar.) is required by metre in A.Eu.895 (cj.), Cratin. 327, and is found in best codd. of D., Arist. (v.l. in PA680a28, HA601b9, Mete.352a6, al., εὐσθεν- v.l. in EN1100a6, GA775a29, etc.), cod. Urb. of Thphr. CP5.11.3, al., Aristid. Or.46(3).42, v.l. in Ael. VH13.1, etc.)