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ῥᾴδιος(ῥαιδ-correctly in early texts, PCair.Zen. 367.20
(iii B.C.), etc., laterῥαδ-, Diog.Oen. 10 , etc.),α,ον: Ep. and Ion.
ῥηί̈διος[ῐδ],η,ον , as always in Hom. ;ῥῄδιος,η,ον, Thgn. 574 , 577 (v. infr. B):—Degrees of Comparison:ῥᾳδιώτεροςis cited from Hyp. by Poll. 5.107 , perhaps by error forῥᾳδιέστερος, which occurs in Hyp. Fr. 86 , Arist. Pr. 870b37 (asAdv.), Plb. 11.1.1 , 16.20.4 .Adv.
A.
-έστατα
Ph. Bel. 96.33
:—but the formῥᾴων, ῥᾷονis more common, Th. 5.36 , etc.; Ion.
ῥηί̈ων, ῥήϊον, (v. infr. B); Ep.
ῥηί̈τερος
Il. 18.258
, 24.243 , etc.; contr.
ῥῄτερος
Thgn. 1370
; Dor.
ῥᾴτερος
Close Browse lexicon entries (ῥαί̈τερονcodd.); a formῥᾴσσωνin EM 158.15 :ῥᾳότερον, gloss on εὐπετέστερον , Erot. p.35 N.: Sup. , Att.
ῥῇστοςTimo 67.2 (Adv.); Ep.
ῥηί̈τατος,v.infr. B. 111 fin.: (v.ῥᾶ, ῥέα, ῥεῖα):—easy, ready, and soeasy to makeordo, opp.χαλεπός( Arist. Rh. 1363a23 );ῥηί̈διόν τι ἔποςa wordeasy to understand and follow, Od. 11.146 , cf. h.Ap. 534 ;οἶμος ῥηϊδίηaneasyroad, Hes. Op. 292 ;ταχὺς γὰρ Ἅιδης ῥᾷστος ἀνδρὶ δυστυχεῖ, i. e. least painful, E. Hipp. 1047 : c.inf.,τάφρος περῆσαι ῥηϊδίη easyto pass over, Il. 12.54 ;ῥηί̈τεροι πολεμίζειν ἦσαν Ἀχαιοί easierto fight with, 18.258 ;ῥηί̈τεροι . . Ἀχαιοῖσιν ἐναιρέμεν easierfor them to slay, 24.243 ; οὐ ῥηί̈δι' ἐστὶ θεῶν ἐρικυδέα δῶρα ἀνδράσι γε θνητοῖσι δαμήμεναι
;ῥᾴονι ἂν ἐχρώμεθα τῷ Φιλίππῳwe should have found P.easierto resist, D. 1.9 .
2. ῥᾴδιόν ἐστιit iseasy, c.inf., ῥᾴδιον πόλιν σεῖσαι καὶ ἀφαυροτέροις
; τοῖς γὰρ δικαίοις ἀντέχειν οὐ ῥᾴδιον
, cf. Ph. 1395 , Ar. Th. 68 , Th. 6.21 , etc.: c. acc. etinf., τύραννον εὐσεβεῖν οὐ ῥᾴδιον
, cf. X. HG 6.2.10 ;χαλεπὸν τὸ ποιεῖν, τὸ δὲ κελεῦσαι ῥ. Philem. 27 ; τὸ ἐπιτιμᾶν ῥ. καὶ παντὸς εἶναι
; ῥᾷον παραινεῖν ἢ παθόντα καρτερεῖν
, etc.:ῥᾷστοί εἰσιν ἀμύνεσθαι,=ῥᾴδιόν ἐστιν αὐτοὺς ἀμύνεσθαι, Th. 4.10 ;ῥᾷσται ἐς τὸ βλάπτεσθαι(sc.αἱ νῆες) Id. 7.67 .
b. alsoῥᾴδιόν ἐστιit isa light matter, you think littleof doing, παρ' ὑμῖν ῥ. ξενοκτονεῖν
3. Adv.phrase,ἐκ ῥᾳδίας easily, Plot. 4.8.1 .
II. easy-going, adaptable, ῥ. ἤθεα
(lyr.); in bad sense,reckless, unscrupulous, ῥ. τὸν τρόπον
, cf. Alex. 4 ;ῥ. τὼ ὀφθαλμώ having a rovingeye, Alciphr. 1.6 ; cf. B. 1.2 ,ῥᾳδιουργός.
2. ῥᾴων γενέσθαιto beeasier, getbetter, of a sick person, Hp. Loc.Hom. 34 ;ὡσπερεὶ ῥ. ἔσομαιshall feeleasier, better, D. 45.57 ; ταῦτ' ἢν ποιῇς, ῥ. ἔσει
; Εὐριπίδου μνήσθητι, καὶ ῥ. ἔσει
ῥηϊδίως, as always in Hom. ; ῥηδίως
:—easily, readily, Il. 4.390 , al., Hes. Op. 43 , Hdt. 9.2 , etc.; in Trag. and Att. freq.ῥᾳδίως φέρεινbearlightlyorwith equanimity, makelightof a thing, E. Andr. 744 , etc.;ῥ. προσίσταταιib. 232 ;ῥ. ἀπολείπεινto leavenot unwillingly, Th. 1.2 ; ῥᾳδίως ἀπαλλάττοιντο αὐτῶν
2. in bad sense,lightly, recklessly, ῥ. περὶ μεγάλων βουλεύεσθαι
, cf. Pl. Lg. 917b ;ῥᾳδίως οὕτως inthiseasy, thoughtless way, Id. R. 377b , 378a ; ῥ. τολμῶσι λέγειν
3. of things,ταλάντου ῥᾳδίως ἄξιος easily, fullyworth a talent, Is. 8.35 ;οὐ ῥ.hardly, scarcely, Plu. Lyc. 31 , cf. 2.39b .
;ῥ. ὀμνύναι κἀπιορκεῖν ἢ ὁτιοῦνnothing soeasy, D. 54.39 ; Ion.
; alsoῥηϊτέρως, Id. Mul. 1.1 , 26 .
ῥᾷστα, esp. in phrases, ῥᾷστα φέρειν
, E. Hel. 254 , cf. Supp. 954 , etc.; ῥ. τε καὶ ἥδιστα βιοτεύειν
References Ph. Bel. 96.33 Th. 5.36 Il. 18.258 24.243 Thgn. 1370 Pi. O. 8.60 EM 158.15 p.35 Theoc. 11.7 Od. 4.565 67.2 B. 111 Arist. Rh. 1363a23 Od. 11.146 h.Ap. 534 Hes. Op. 292 E. Hipp. 1047 Il. 12.54 18.258 20.265 D. 1.9 Pi. P. 4.272 S. Fr. 78 Ph. 1395 Ar. Th. 68 Th. 6.21 S. Aj. 1350 X. HG 6.2.10 Philem. 27 D. 1.16 Men. Mon. 471 Th. 4.10 Id. 7.67 E. Hec. 1247 Plot. 4.8.1 E. Hipp. 1116 Luc. Merc.Cond. 40 Alex. 4 Alciphr. 1.6 B. 1.2 Hp. Loc.Hom. 34 D. 45.57 Theopomp.Com. 62 Philippid. 18 Theoc. 30.27 Hom. Herod. 7.69 Il. 4.390 Hes. Op. 43 Hdt. 9.2 E. Andr. 744 232 Th. 1.2 Pl. Phd. 63a Th. 1.73 Pl. Lg. 917b Id. R. 377b 378a Lys. 19.49 Is. 8.35 Plu. Lyc. 31 2.39b Th. 8.89 D. 54.39 Hp. Int. 12 Id. Mul. 1.1 26 S. OT 983 A. Pr. 104 E. Hel. 254 Supp. 954 X. Mem. 2.1.9 D.H. Comp. 25 Plu. Fab. 11 Od. 19.577 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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