εὐπορία: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἡ, (εὔπορος) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[ease]], [[facility]], of doing a thing, c. inf., <span class="bibl">Emp.100.5</span>; ναῦς εὐ. ἦν ποιεῖσθαι <span class="bibl">Th.4.52</span>: abs., ὅτε πολλὴ ὑμῖν εὐ. φαίνεται <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>7.6.37</span>: c. gen. rei, <b class="b2">easy means of providing</b>, τοῦ βίου <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Prt.</span>321e</span>; τοῦ καθ' ἡμέραν <span class="bibl">Th.3.82</span>; also <b class="b3">εὐ. ἐν τῇ τέχνῃ, ἐκ τῆς τέχνης</b>, <span class="bibl">Lys.24.5</span>; εὐ. τῆς τύχης <span class="bibl">Th.3.45</span>; <b class="b3">εὐπορίαν τῇ βδελυρίᾳ τῇ ἑαυτοῦ τοὺς συμμάχους ποιεῖσθαι</b> to make them <b class="b2">a means of satisfying</b> his brutal passions, <span class="bibl">Aeschin.1.107</span>; <b class="b3">ἡ παρ' ἀλλήλων εὐ</b>. mutual [[assistance]], <span class="bibl">Isoc.6.67</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[plenty]], [[abundance]], opp. <b class="b3">πενίη</b>, <span class="bibl">Democr. 101</span>; χρημάτων <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>4.8.28</span>; ἀγαθῶν <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Metaph.</span>1091b26</span>; <b class="b3">ἡ περὶ τὸν βίον εὐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Isoc.12.7</span>; <b class="b3">ἡ περὶ τὴν οὐσίαν εὐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1326b34</span>: abs., [[welfare]], <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>3.3.7</span>; opp. <b class="b3">ἀπορία</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1279b27</span>: in pl., [[advantages]], <span class="bibl">Isoc.15.253</span>, <span class="bibl">D.5.8</span>; εὐπορίαι προσόδων <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1293a3</span>; <b class="b3">ἀρουραίη εὐ</b>. rustic [[wealth]], AP9.373.6; <b class="b3">μιῆς ὄϊος καὶ βοὸς εὐ</b>. [[consisting of]] one sheep or ox, ib.149 (Antip.); ἡ Εὐ. θεά <span class="title">SIG</span>1111 (Piraeus, iii A.D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> opp. <b class="b3">ἀπορία</b>, <b class="b2">solution of doubts</b> or [[difficulties]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phlb.</span> 15c</span>; opp. <b class="b3">ἀμηχανία</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Oec.</span>9.1</span>; ἡ ὕστερον εὐ. λύσις τῶν πρότερον ἀπορουμένων <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Metaph.</span>995a29</span>; [[resourcefulness]], <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Off.</span>7</span>.</span>