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εὐπετής

εὐπετής, falling well; favourable

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εὐπετὲς masculine vocative singular, feminine vocative singular, neuter nominative singular, neuter vocative singular, neuter accusative singular of εὐπετής

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εὐπετ-ής, ές, (πίπτω) prop. of dice,
  • 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 δʼ 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, ἀλλʼ 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.).

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