εὐτρᾰ́πελ-ος,ον, (τρέπω)
A. easily turningorchanging, of the Athenians, Ael. VH 5.13 ;nimble, of apes, Id. NA 5.26 ; in earlier Gr. always metaph.,λόγος εὐ.a dexterous, readyplea, Ar. V. 469 (lyr.).Adv.-λως dexterously, readily, without awkwardness, Th. 2.41 .
2. of persons,ready with an answerorrepartee, witty, Arist. EN 1108a24 , 1128a10 ; εὐ. παρὰ τὰς συνουσίας
Plb. 23.5.7
;τίτθη εὐ. Jul. Or. 7.227a : Sup. , Plb. 9.23.3 .
b. in bad sense,jesting, ribald, Isoc. 7.49 ;εὐτράπελόν ἐστιc. acc. etinf., it isludicrousthat . . , Plu. 2.1062b .
3. tricky, dishonest,v.l. in
Pi. P. 4.105 ;εὐ. κέρδη time-servingarts, of flatterers, ib. 1.92 .