ῥᾳστών-η, Ion.
ῥῃστώνη,ἡ, (ῥᾷστος)
A. easiness of doinganything, Pl. R. 460d , Lg. 684d ; opp.χαλεπότης, Id. Criti. 107c ;ῥᾳστώνῃorμετὰ ῥᾳστώνης with ease, easily, lightly, Id. Epin. 991c , Lg. 625b ;ῥᾳστώνην παρασκευάζειν τινόςfindan easy way of doinga thing, ib. 720c ;πολλὴ ῥ. γίγνεται, c.inf., one has greateasein doing, Id. Grg. 459c ;ὄχλῳ ῥᾳστώνην φυγῆς παρέσχονafforded aneasy opportunityof escape, Plu. Cam. 20 ;πρὸς τὰς ῥ. for theconveniencesof getting food, Arist. Pol. 1256a26 .
II. easiness of temper, good nature, mildness, c. gen. objecti,ἐκ ῥῃστώνης(dub. l.)τῆς Δημοκήδεοςfromkindness toDemocedes, Hdt. 3.136 ;χάριτι καὶ ῥ. Plb. 38.11.11 .
III. relief from anything unpleasant,μηδεμίαν διδόντα ῥ. [τοῖς ἀδικοῦσι] D. 24.69 , cf. Lys. 13.85 ;relief from pain, Hp. Epid. 3.17 .θ́; ῥ. τῆς πόσεως recovery fromthe effects of drinking, Pl. Smp. 176b ; ἐκ τῶν πόνων
Id. Lg. 779a
; ἀσφάλεια καὶ ῥ. τισὶ ἀπὸ Λακεδαιμονίων
Plb. 18.14.15
.
2. abs.,rest, leisure, ease, ἐμαυτῷ ῥᾳστώνην ἐξηῦρονfoundrecreation, Lys. 24.10 , cf. Pl. Plt. 310c , etc.; ὀλίγοις πόνοις πολλὰς ῥ. κτώμενος