εὐπετής: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ές, (πίπτω) prop. of dice, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[falling well]]: metaph., [[favourable]], [[fortunate]], <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Supp.</span>1011</span>: Gramm., <b class="b3">τὸ εὐ</b>. [[good cadence]], v.l. for [[εὐεπές]], <span class="bibl">D.H.<span class="title">Comp.</span>22</span>: generally, [[easy]], [[without trouble]], <b class="b3">ὁδός, πρόσοδος</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Sph.</span>218d</span> (Comp.), <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Cyr.</span>5.2.3</span> (Sup.), etc.; πάντα δ' εὐπετῆ θεοῖς <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>689</span> (lyr.); οὐδὲν εὐ. τῶν μεγάλων <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>365c</span>: c. inf., εὐπετὴς χειρωθῆναι <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.120</span>, <span class="bibl">145</span>; <b class="b3">ὀφθῆναι, εἰσακοῦσαι</b>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Sph.</span>254a</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">R.</span>494d</span>; also <b class="b3">εὐπετές [ἐστι</b>] <b class="b2">it is easy</b> to... πολλοὺς εὐπετέστερον διαβάλλειν ἢ ἕνα <span class="bibl">Hdt.5.97</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Supp.</span>995</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>4.3.13</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> Adv. -<b class="b3">τῶς</b>, Ion. -<b class="b3">τέως</b>, [[favourably]], [[fortunately]], εὐπετῶς ἔχειν <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>552</span>; <b class="b3">οὐ χαλεπῶς, ἀλλ' εὐ</b>. [[easily]], <span class="bibl">Hdt.3.69</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">1.189</span>, al.; εὐ. φυλάξασθαι <span class="bibl">Antipho 3.4.7</span>; ἔχειν τι <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">An.</span>2.5.23</span>; with numerals, <b class="b3">ἑξακοσίους ἀμφορέας εὐ. χωρέει</b> it [[easily]] holds <span class="bibl">600</span> amphoreis, i. e. [[full]] <span class="bibl">600</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.4.81</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ πλάτος γίνεται τεσσέρων εὐ. δακτύλων</b> comes to [[full]] four fingers, <span class="bibl">Id.1.193</span>: Comp. -εστέρως <span class="bibl">Id.3.143</span>; also-έστερον, φέρειν τὸ νόσημα <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Prog.</span>6</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> of garments and arms, <b class="b2">easy to wear, light</b>, <b class="b3">σάγοι, θυρεοί</b>, <span class="bibl">Plb.2.28.7</span>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Phil.</span>9</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of wine, [[easily affected]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pr.</span>907b16</span> (Comp.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> of persons, [[contented]], [[accommodating]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Cyc.</span>526</span>; [[accommodating]], εὐ. ἦθος <span class="bibl">D.H.<span class="title">Pomp.</span>4.2</span>. Adv. -τῶς, φέρειν <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span> 585</span>; [[readily]], Id.<span class="title">Ichn.</span>242 (lyr.).</span>