ῥέα
χρὴ τῶν ἀγαθῶν διακναιομένων πενθεῖν ὅστις χρηστὸς ἀπ' ἀρχῆς νενόμισται → when a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him | when good men are being dragged down, anyone with worthy credentials must feel their pain | when the noble are afflicted, those who all their lives have been deemed loyal must mourn
English (LSJ)
Ep. Adv. of ῥᾴδιος, easily, lightly, Il.5.304, 8.179, etc.; cf. ῥεῖα, ῥᾶ. [ or -, ll. cc.; but as one long syllable in 12.381, 13.144, Hes. Op.5.]
German (Pape)
[Seite 836] bes. ep. adv. zu ῥᾴδιος, leicht, ohne Mühe, Il. 5, 304. 12, 381 u. öfter. Vgl. ῥεῖα. [Als eine lange Sylbe zu lesen, Il. 12, 381. 13, 144; Hes. O. 5.]
French (Bailly abrégé)
adv.
facilement, sans peine.
Étymologie: ῥᾴδιος.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ῥέᾰ: Ἐπικ. ἐπίρρ. τοῦ ῥᾴδιος, εὐκόλως, εὐχερῶς, Ἰλ. Ε. 304, Θ. 179, κτλ· πρβλ. ῥεῖα, ῥᾷ [υυ, ἔνθ’ ἀνωτ.· ἀλλὰ ὡς μία μακρὰ συλλαβὴ ἐν Ἰλ. Μ. 381, Ν. 144, Ἡσ. Ἔργ. κ. Ἡμ. 5].
English (Autenrieth)
easily; θεοὶ ῥεῖα ζώοντες, i. e. without the effort entailed by care and trouble, Od. 5.122.
Greek Monotonic
ῥέᾰ: = ῥεῖα, Επικ. επίρρ. του ῥᾴδιος, εύκολα, άνετα, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ. (μερικές φορές χρησιμ. ως μία μακρά συλλαβή).
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ῥέᾰ: эп. (иногда как один долгий слог) adv. = ῥεῖα.
Middle Liddell
= ῥεῖα
easily, lightly, Il. [Sometimes used as one long syllable]
