εὐπετής

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σκῆπτρον χρυσείοις ἥλοισι πεπαρμένον → sceptre pierced with golden studs, staff studded with golden nails

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Transliteration A: eupetḗs Transliteration B: eupetēs Transliteration C: efpetis Beta Code: eu)peth/s

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ές, (πίπτω) prop. of dice,

   A falling well: metaph., favourable, fortunate, A.Supp.1011: Gramm., τὸ εὐ. good cadence, v.l. for εὐεπές, D.H.Comp.22: generally, easy, without trouble, ὁδός, πρόσοδος, Pl.Sph.218d (Comp.), X. Cyr.5.2.3 (Sup.), etc.; πάντα δ' εὐπετῆ θεοῖς E.Ph.689 (lyr.); οὐδὲν εὐ. τῶν μεγάλων Pl.R.365c: c. inf., εὐπετὴς χειρωθῆναι Hdt.3.120, 145; ὀφθῆναι, εἰσακοῦσαι, Pl.Sph.254a, R.494d; also εὐπετές [ἐστι] it is easy to... πολλοὺς εὐπετέστερον διαβάλλειν ἢ ἕνα Hdt.5.97, cf. A. Supp.995, X.Cyr.4.3.13.    2 Adv. -τῶς, Ion. -τέως, favourably, fortunately, εὐπετῶς ἔχειν A.Ag.552; οὐ χαλεπῶς, ἀλλ' εὐ. easily, Hdt.3.69, cf. 1.189, al.; εὐ. φυλάξασθαι Antipho 3.4.7; ἔχειν τι X. An.2.5.23; with numerals, ἑξακοσίους ἀμφορέας εὐ. χωρέει it easily holds 600 amphoreis, i. e. full 600, Hdt.4.81; τὸ πλάτος γίνεται τεσσέρων εὐ. δακτύλων comes to full four fingers, Id.1.193: Comp. -εστέρως Id.3.143; also-έστερον, φέρειν τὸ νόσημα Hp.Prog.6.    II of garments and arms, easy to wear, light, σάγοι, θυρεοί, Plb.2.28.7, Plu.Phil.9.    2 of wine, easily affected, Arist.Pr.907b16 (Comp.).    III of persons, contented, accommodating, E.Cyc.526; accommodating, εὐ. ἦθος D.H.Pomp.4.2. Adv. -τῶς, φέρειν S.Fr. 585; readily, Id.Ichn.242 (lyr.).