εὐμάρεια

eumareia

easiness, ease, opportunity

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 1
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Book V 1
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738d6
Lysis 1
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204d1
Protagoras 1
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321a4

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐμάρεια [ᾰ], ἡ, (Ion. dat. εὐμαρέη is found in Hdt. 2.35 codd., cited by Greg.Cor.p.521 S., Suid.), also εὐμαρ-ία Pl. Ly. 204d, but Ion. acc. εὐμαρίην only as v.l. for -είην in Hdt. 4.113: - A. easiness, ease, opportunity, τινι for doing a thing, E. Fr. 181; but more commonly τινος, S. Ph. 284, 704 (lyr.); εὐ. φυγῆς Anon. ap. Suid.; τῆς ζητήσεως Arist. Pol. 1276a24. 2. ease of movement, dexterity, χεροῖν E. Ba. 1128, cf. Arist. Mu. 398b35. 3. of internal condition, ease, comfort, εὐμαρείᾳ χρώμενος πολλῇ S. Tr. 193; but also εὐμαρείῃ (-έῃ codd.) χρᾶσθαι euphem. for alvum exonerare, to ease oneself, Hdt. 2.35, cf. 4.113; εὐ. παρασκευάζειν to provide easy or ready means, Pl. Lg. 738d; πρὸς τὰς ἐκ Διὸς ὥρας εὐ. μηχανᾶσθαι provision for, protection against, Id. Prt. 321a; εὐ. ἐστί c. inf., it is easy to . . , Id.Ly.l.c., X. Oec. 5.9; διʼ εὐμαρείας easily, Luc. Am. 13; κατὰ πολλὴν εὐ., μετὰ πάσης εὐ., Ph. 2.428, 1.670; πρὸς εὐμάρειάν τινος for his convenience, Luc. Hipp. 5; ἐν πάσῃ εὐ. εὐθὺς γίνεται M.Ant. 4.3.

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