εὐπετῶς

From LSJ

Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil

Plato, Laws, 626e

English (Woodhouse)

(see also: εὐπετής) easily, lightly

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French (Bailly abrégé)

adv.
1 en tombant bien, càd heureusement;
2 facilement;
Cp. εὐπετεστέρως ou εὐπετέστερον.
Étymologie: εὐπετής.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

εὐπετῶς: ион. εὐπετέως
1 счастливо: εὐπετῶς ἔχειν Aesch. счастливо складываться;
2 легко, без труда (φέρειν Soph.; εὐ., οὐ χαλεπῶς Her.): ἑξακοσίους ἀμφορέας εὐ. χωρέειν Her. свободно вмещать шестьсот амфор; τὸ πλάτος γίνεται τεσσέρων εὐ. δακτύλων Her. ширина достигает целых четырех пальцев.