ῥᾳστώνη

hrastone

easiness of doing

Appears 4 times across Aristotle's works.

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De Mundo 1
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Chapter 6 397b7–401a11

398b13
Progression of Animals 1
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Chapter 15 712b22–713a25

713a21
Metaphysics 1
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Book Α 1
Chapter 2 982a4–983a23

982b23
Politics 1
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Book I 1
Chapter 8 1256a1–1256b39

1256a26

Dictionary (LSJ)

ῥᾳστώνη, Ion. ῥῃστώνη, ἡ, (ῥᾷστος) A. easiness of doing anything, Pl. R. 460d, Lg. 684d; opp. χαλεπότης, Id. Criti. 107c; ῥᾳστώνῃ or μετὰ ῥᾳστώνης with ease, easily, lightly, Id. Epin. 991c, Lg. 625b; ῥᾳστώνην παρασκευάζειν τινός find an easy way of doing a thing, ib.720c; πολλὴ ῥ. γίγνεται, c. inf., one has great ease in doing, Id. Grg. 459c; ὄχλῳ ῥᾳστώνην φυγῆς παρέσχον afforded an easy opportunity of escape, Plu. Cam. 20; πρὸς τὰς ῥ. for the conveniences of getting food, Arist. Pol. 1256a26. II. easiness of temper, good nature, mildness, c. gen. objecti, ἐκ ῥῃστώνης (dub. l.) τῆς Δημοκήδεος from kindness to Democedes, 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.θʹ; ῥ. τῆς πόσεως recovery from the 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 ἐξηῦρον found recreation, Lys. 24.10, cf. Pl. Plt. 310c, etc.; ὀλίγοις πόνοις πολλὰς ῥ. κτώμενος Isoc. 9.45; ἔχει τινὰ ῥᾳστώνην τὸ λέγειν it brings a certain relief, D. Ep. 3.44; ἀναπνοὴν καὶ ῥ. ἐν τῷ καύματι παρέχειν Pl. Ti. 70d; διὰ ῥᾳστώνην for the sake of resting, X. An. 5.8.16; πρὸς ῥ. καὶ διαγωγήν Arist. Metaph. 982b23. b. luxurious ease, indolence, τῆς ῥ. τὸ τερπνόν Th. 1.120; ῥ. καὶ ῥαθυμία nonchalance, carelessness, D. 10.7, cf. 18.45 (interchanged with ῥαθυμία in Isoc. l.c.). c. resting-time, season of calm and tranquillity, ἐν ἀπεριστάτοις ῥ. σφάλλεσθαι Plb. 6.44.8. [Ῥαιστώνη as name of an Athenian trireme, IG 22.1608.52; ῥαιστ- also in Phld. D. 3.8.]

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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