εὐμαρής: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ές, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[easy]], [[convenient]], most commonly of things, εὐμάρεα προλέξαις Alc.<span class="title">Supp.</span>22.7; <b class="b3">εὐ. χείρωμα</b> an [[easy]] prey, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span> 1326</span>; δυστυχούντων γ' εὐμαρὴς ἀπαλλαγή <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Supp.</span>339</span>; ἔνθεσις <span class="bibl">Pherecr.108.6</span>: Comp., <span class="bibl">Ph.1.19</span>, Ascl.<span class="title">Tact.</span>7.3; <b class="b3">εὔμαρές [ἐστι</b>] c.inf., '[[tis easy]], <span class="bibl">Sapph.<span class="title">Supp.</span>5.5</span>, <span class="bibl">Thgn.845</span>, <span class="bibl">Simon.125.5</span>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span>3.115</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">N.</span>3.21</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Alc.</span>492</span>; so <b class="b3">ἐν εὐμαρεῖ [ἐστι</b>] <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">IA</span>969</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Hel.</span>1227</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Fr.</span> 382.10</span>; [Ἡράκλειαν] ἐξ εὐμαροῦς ἔλαβεν <span class="bibl">Phleg.<span class="title">Mir.</span>3</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> [[easy to obtain]], [[abundant]], [[cheap]], σῖτος <span class="title">IG</span>12 (5).714.15 (Andros, iv B.C., Comp.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> rarely of persons, [[bringing ease]], χρόνος γὰρ εὐ. θεός <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>179</span> (lyr.); [[gentle]], <span class="bibl">Aret.<span class="title">SD</span>1.6</span>: Comp. -έστερος [[more 'in touch]]', <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">Decent.</span>13</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> Adv. -[[ρῶς]], poet.-[[ρέως]], [[easily]], [[readily]], πείθομαι <span class="bibl">B.5.195</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Fr.</span>366</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Criti.</span>113e</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Lg.</span>706b</span>, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Am.</span>53</span>, <span class="bibl">Sor.1.33</span>, etc.; τλήσεται εὐ. <span class="title">AP</span>5.245 (Paul. Sil.): Comp. -έστερον <span class="title">Trag.Adesp.</span>383, <span class="bibl">Hdn.8.7.6</span>: Sup. -έστατα <span class="bibl">Ph.2.419</span>; εὐμαρέως τοι χρῆμα θεοὶ δόσαν οὔτε τι δειλὸν οὔτ' ἀγαθόν <span class="bibl">Thgn.463</span>. (From [[μάρη]] = [[χείρ]] (cf. [[εὐχερής]]) Sch.<span class="bibl">Il.15.137</span>.) [ᾰ, for <b class="b3">καταφαγῆμεν εὐμᾰρέα</b> should be read in <span class="bibl">Epich.42</span>.]</span>

|etymtx=Grammatical information: adj.<br />Meaning: [[light]], [[without pain]] (Alc., Pi.).<br />Derivatives: [[εὐμάρεια]] (-(<b class="b3">ε)ίη</b>, <b class="b3">-ία</b>) [[easiness]] (Ion.-Att.), [[εὐμαρότης]] <b class="b2">id.</b> (Callistr. Soph.), [[εὐμαρέω]] [[have easy access]] (B. 1, 175).<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably]<br />Etymology: Bahuvrihi of [[εὖ]] and [[μάρη]] [[hand]] (s. v.) making an <b class="b3">σ-</b>stem (Schwyzer 513) but not esp. after [[εὐχερής]] (Bq), which does not belong to [[χείρ]], s. [[δυσχερής]]; s. [[μάρη]]. - Blanc, REG 105 (1992) 548-556 rejects this, and assumes as meaning <b class="b2">accordé en abondance</b> from <b class="b2">*smer-</b> in [[μείρομαι]] [[accorder comme part]]; unclear. His comparison with the reduced grade of <b class="b3">-τραφης</b> [[does not work]]; beside [[μείρομαι]] and [[μέρος]] one would rather expect <b class="b3">-μερης</b>.