χαλεπότης

English (LSJ)

ητος, ἡ,

   A difficulty, ruggedness, τῶν χωρίων Th.4.12,33: metaph. in pl., μεγάλας ἔχουσιν αἱ σύντομοι [ὁδοὶ] χαλεπότητας Jul.Or.7.225c.    2 generally, difficulty, of understanding, Arist.APo.93b34.    II mostly of persons, harshness, severity, opp. ῥᾳστώνη, Pl.Criti.107c, Lg.902c; ἡ τοῦ σοφιστοῦ χ. Id.Sph.254a; τρόπων χ. Id.Lg.929d; τῶν πολιτειῶν Isoc.4.142; abs., Th.1.84, Isoc.2.24, etc.; of the Lacedaemonians, Id.12.90; μετὰ χαλεπότητος ἀκροᾶσθαι Id.15.20; of the laws of Draco, Arist.Pol. 1274b17: pl., opp. πραότητες, Isoc.5.116.    2 ill-temper, vice, of a horse, X.Eq.3.10.