εὐκολία
φιλοκαλοῦμέν τε γὰρ μετ' εὐτελείας καὶ φιλοσοφοῦμεν ἄνευ μαλακίας → our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not makes us soft
English (LSJ)
ἡ, (εὔκολος) prop.
A contentedness with one's food, Plu.2.461c; ἡ περὶ τὴν δίαιταν εὐ. Id.Caes. 17: but, in earlier authors, 2 of the mind, contentedness, good temper, Pl.Alc.1.122c, etc.; ὀλιγόδεια καὶ εὐ. Ph.2.457. 3 of the body, ease and lightness in moving, εὐ. καὶ εὐχέρεια Pl.Lg.942d: metaph., εὐ. πρὸς τὴν ποίησιν facility in verse-making, Plu.Cic.40; εὐ. πρήξιος AP7.694 (Adaeus).
German (Pape)
[Seite 1075] ἡ, eigtl. das durch das Essen leicht Zufriedengestelltsein, ἡ περὶ τὴν δίαιταν εὐκ. Plut. Caes. 17; ubh. das Wesen u. Benehmen des εὔκολος, Gefälligkeit, Freundlichkeit, καὶ εὐχέρεια Plat. Alc. I, 122 c; εὐκολίαν καὶ φιλοφροσύνην ἐπιδείκνυσθαι Plut. Ant. 26. – Leichtigkeit, εὐκολίαν τε καὶ εὐχέρειαν ἐπιτηδεύειν Plat. Legg. XII, 942; Sp., εὐκολίην πρήξιος εὑρεῖν Add. 7 (VII, 694); πρὸς τὴν ποίησιν Plut. Cic. 40, vgl. adv. Stoic. 3.
