εὔκολος

εὔκολος, ον, (κόλον):

• • I of persons, easily satisfied, contented with oneʼs food, Ἐρμείας AP 9.72 (Antip.); εὔ. τῇ διαίτῃ Plu. Lyc. 16; τὸ εὔκολον τῆς διαίτης Id. Galb. 3: but, in earlier authors,
• [NB the above etymology and primary meaning are based on swallowing a passage in Athenaeus, cp. δύσκολος -HD]
• • • 2 of the mind, opp. δύσκολος, easily satisfied, contented, good-natured, ὁ δʼ εὔ. μὲν ἐνθάδʼ, εὔ. δʼ 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. QConv. 2.629a. Adv. -λως calmly, εὐχερῶς καὶ εὐ. ἐξέπιεν Pl. Phd. 117c, cf. Isoc. 9.3 (v.l. -κλεῶς) ; εὐ. φέρειν τι Arist. EN 1100b31, 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. Apophth. Lac. 2.235c; -ωτέρως Steph. in Gal. 1.294 D.; also -ώτερον κρατῆσαι more easily, Polyaen. 5.13.2.
    • 3 ready, agile, AP 5.205.2 (Leon.); of soldiers, ἐλαφροί, εὔ., εὐχερεῖς Poll. 1.130; τὴν ἀναπνοὴν οὐκ εὔ. Aret. SD 1.15.
    • 4 rarely in bad sense, easily led, prone, πρὸς ἀδικίαν Luc. Merc.Cond. 40; -ώτεροι ταῖς ὀργαῖς Plu. Cohib. 2.463d; τὰ ἀνόητα καὶ εὔ. Philostr. VA 3.28.
  • 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, IG 4.1260.

εὔκολος, (κόλον), eigtl. mit dem Essen leicht zufriedengestellt, Ggstz δύσκολος (was zu vgl.); so von den Spartanern εὔκολοι ταῖς διαίταις καὶ ἄσικχοι Plut. Lyc. 16 ; τὸ εὔκολον τῆς διαίτης, Genügsamkeit, Galb. 3 ; übh. leicht zufrieden zu stellen, gutmütig, καὶ κόσμιος Plat. Rep. I.329d ; mit ἐπιεικής zusammengestellt ibd. 330a ; von Sophokles wird gerühmt εὔκολος μὲν ἐνθάδʼ, εὔκολος δʼ ἐκεῖ, Ar. Ran. 82 ; πολίταις 359 ; dem φιλόνεικος u. δύσερις entgegengesetzt, Arist. rhet. 2.4 ; πρός τινα, Plut. Fab. 1 u. öfter. Allgemeiner, leicht. οὔ μοι δοκεῖ εὔκολον εἶναι τὸ τοιοῦτον οὐδαμῶς διορίσασθαι Plat. Parm. 131e, vgl. Rep. V.453d, Legg. IV.708b ; öfter bei Sp.; selten im schlimmen Sinne, εἰς ὀργήν Schol. Ar. Eq. 41 ; πρὸς ἀδικίαν Luc. merc.cond. 40 ; leichtfertig, λόγοι ἀνόητοι καὶ εὔκ. Philostr.
• Adv. εὐκόλως , ruhig, leicht, μάλα εὐχερῶς καὶ εὐκ. ἐξέπιε Plat. Phaed. 117c ; διειλέχθαι, behaglich, ohne rechten Ernst, Soph. 242c ; εὐκόλως ἔχειν Lys. 4.9 ; φέρειν τὰς ἀτυχίας Arist. Eth. 1.11 ; von Sokrates ἐθαυμάζετο ἐπὶ τῷ εὐθύμως καὶ εὐκ. ζῆν Xen. Mem. 4.8.2.

εὔκολος εὔ-κολος, ον κόλον

• • Iof persons, easily satisfied, contented with oneʼs food, Anth., Plut.
  • • 2easily satisfied, contented, good-natured, peaceable, Lat. facilis, comis, Ar.; c. dat., εὔκολος πολίταις friendly to them, at peace with them, Ar.:—adv. -λως, tranquilly, calmly, Plat., Xen.
    • 3willing, agile, Anth.
    • 4in bad sense, easily led, prone, πρὸς ἀδικίαν Luc.
  • IIof things, easy, Plat.