εὔκολος
ὅταν δὲ τἄμ' ἀθυμήσαντ' ἴδῃς, σύ μου τὸ δεινὸν καὶ διαφθαρὲν φρενῶν ἴσχναινε παραμυθοῦ θ' → whenever you see me despondent over my situation, do what you can to lessen and relieve what is wild and senseless in my thinking | whenever you see me despondent, you must cure the grim derangement of my mind and encourage me
English (LSJ)
ον, (κόλον): I of persons, easily satisfied, contented with one's food, Ἐρμείας AP9.72 (Antip.); εὔ. τῇ διαίτῃ Plu.Lyc.16; τὸ εὔκολον τῆς διαίτης Id.Galb. 3: but, in earlier authors, 2 of the mind, opp. δύσκολος, easily satisfied, contented, good-natured, ὁ δ' εὔ. μὲν ἐνθάδ', εὔ. δ' ἐκεῖ, of Sophocles, Ar.Ra.82, cf. Arist.Rh.1381a31: Sup., Max.Tyr.26.2: c. dat., εὔ. πολίταις at peace with them, Ar.Ra. 359; εὔ. ἑαυτῷ Pl.R.330a; εὔ. πρὸς τοὺς συνήθεις Plu.Fab.1: c. inf., εὔ. φέρειν ἧτταν Id.2.629a. Adv. -λως calmly, εὐχερῶς καὶ εὐ. ἐξέπιεν Pl.Phd. 117c, cf. Isoc.9.3 (v.l. -κλεῶς) ; εὐ. φέρειν τι Arist.EN1100b31, cf. Anaxandr.53.4; εὐ. ἔχειν Lys.4.9; εὐθύμως καὶ εὐ. ζῆν X.Mem.4.8.2; carelessly, διειλέχθαι Pl.Sph.242c: Comp. -ώτερον, ἀποθανούμεθα Plu.2.235c; -ωτέρως Steph. in Gal.1.294 D.; also -ώτερον κρατῆσαι more easily, Polyaen.5.13.2. 3 ready, agile, AP5.205.2 (Leon.); of soldiers, ἐλαφροί, εὔ., εὐχερεῖς Poll.1.130; τὴν ἀναπνοὴν οὐκ εὔ. Aret. SD1.15. 4 rarely in bad sense, easily led, prone, πρὸς ἀδικίαν Luc.Merc.Cond.40; -ώτεροι ταῖς ὀργαῖς Plu.2.463d; τὰ ἀνόητα καὶ εὔ. Philostr.VA3.28. II of things, easy, οὐ γὰρ εὐκόλῳ ἔοικεν Pl.R. 453d, cf. Prm.131e: Sup. -ώτατοι Id.Lg.779e; easy to understand, LXX 2 Ki.15.3. Adv. Comp. -ώτερον more easily, Ph.2.211. 2 lithe, εὔ., ὑγρομελής, of the pyrrhich, Poll.4.96. III epith. of Hermes at Metapontum, Hsch.; of Asclepius at Epidaurus, IG4.1260.
