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πρόχειρ-ος,ον, (χείρ)
A. at hand, Hp. Art. 11 ;π. ψάλια( v.l. ψέλια )δέρκεσθαι πάρα ready, A. Pr. 54 ;π. ἄχθοςahandyburden, S. El. 1116 ; of a drawn sword or knife, Id. Ph. 747 , E. Hel. 1564 , El. 696 , X. Cyr. 4.2.32 ; ἔβαλλον λίθοις καὶ . . ἀκοντίοις, ὡς ἕκαστός τι π. εἶχεν
Th. 4.34
;ἁρπάζει μου ἀεὶ τὸ π. τῶν σκευῶν whateverfurniturehe can lay his hands on,
PEnteux. 25.8
(iii B.C.); [ τὴν ἐπιστήμην] π. οὐκ εἶχε τῇ διανοίᾳ
Pl. Tht. 198d
; οὓς π. εἶχον μύθους
Id. Phd. 61b
;τὰ κατὰ πάντων τῶν φιλοσοφούντων π. Id. Ap. 23d ; εἰ οὖν σοι πρόχειρον, εἰπέ
Id. Min. 313b
; ἔστι τις π. λόγος
D. 20.112
; ὃ ἔχω προχειρότατον εἰπεῖν
Close Browse lexicon entries ; τὸ προχειρότατον ποιεῖν
;τὰ π. τῶν ἀπόρων obviousdifficulties, Arist. Metaph. 982b13 , cf. 1054b12 ; τὰ προχειρότατα
, cf. Demetr.Lac. Herc. 1012.35 ;ταῦτα γὰρ ὦν ἐστι προχειρότερον(sc.εὔξασθαι) Xenoph. 1.16 .
b. readily accessible, externalparts of the body, Sor. 1.17 , 69 : Comp. , Id. 2.64 , 85 .
2. common, ordinary,φαῦλα καὶ π. Pl. Tht. 147a ; αἱ π. τῶν ἡδονῶν
b. πρὸς τῷ ἰδίῳ λόγῳ καὶ τοῖς π., official title in Egypt, Sammelb. 7455
3. πρόχειρόν [ἐστι] it iseasy, c.inf., Pl. Sph. 251b , Philem. 24 ; ψεύδεσθαι προχειρότατον τοῖς ἁμαρτάνουσιν
;ἐν προχείρῳ [ἐστί], c.inf., Arist. Mete. 356b19 ;ἐκ προχείρου easily, lightly, S.E. M. 6.19 , Gal. 1.241 .
II. of persons,readyto do, c.inf., S. El. 1494 ;τῇ φυγῇ π.ready forflight, E. HF 161 ; also ἡ σπάνις π. εἰς τὸ δρᾶν κακά
2. of a ready wit,ἐν ταῖς ὁμιλίαις εὔχαρις καὶ π. Plb. 23.5.7 ;glib, Phld. Po. 5.14 ;τὸ προπετὲς καὶ π. Hp. Medic. 1 .
3. hasty,σφοδρὸς καὶ π. Plu. Brut. 34 ; πνεῦμα οἷον τοῖσι πνιγομένοισι πρόχειρον
(unlessperceptible, obviousbreathing, cf. πρὸς χεῖρα
III. Adv. -ρως offhand, readily, ἀποκρίνασθαι
; π. εἰς τὰ ἑαυτῶν σώματα ἐξαμαρτάνοντες
;ἐπὶ τὰ πράγματα ὁρμᾶν π. Amphis 33.7 ;hurriedly, rashly, Theopomp.Hist. 217 (a), Plb. 5.7.2 ;bluntly, εἰπεῖν
;ordinarilyorobviously, δηλούσης
References Hp. Art. 11 A. Pr. 54 S. El. 1116 Id. Ph. 747 E. Hel. 1564 El. 696 X. Cyr. 4.2.32 Th. 4.34 PEnteux. 25.8 Pl. Tht. 198d Id. Phd. 61b Id. Ap. 23d Id. Min. 313b D. 20.112 Id. 24.1 Isoc. 11.9 Arist. Metaph. 982b13 1054b12 Id. Pr. 924a12 Demetr.Lac. Herc. 1012.35 Xenoph. 1.16 Sor. 1.17 69 Id. 2.64 85 Pl. Tht. 147a Id. Phlb. 45a Sammelb. 7455 BGU 1756.8 Pl. Sph. 251b Philem. 24 Lys. Fr. 86 Arist. Mete. 356b19 S.E. M. 6.19 Gal. 1.241 S. El. 1494 E. HF 161 Philem. 157 Poll. 6.120 Plb. 23.5.7 Phld. Po. 5.14 Hp. Medic. 1 Plu. Brut. 34 Hp. Prorrh. 1.25 Epid. 7.17 Pl. Smp. 204d Arist. Top. 163b25 Aeschin. 1.22 Amphis 33.7 Theopomp.Hist. 217 Plb. 5.7.2 Demetr. Eloc. 281 Phld. Rh. 2.268 S. Pl. Alc. 2.144d Plb. 1.21.5 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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