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εὐπετής

eupetes

falling well

Appears 18 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐπετής, ές, (πίπτω) prop. of dice, A. falling well: metaph., favourable, fortunate, A. Supp. 1011: Gramm., τὸ εὐ. good cadence, v.l. for εὐεπές, D.H. Comp. 22: generally, easy, without trouble, ὁδός, πρόσοδος, Pl. Sph. 218d (Comp.), X. Cyr. 5.2.3 (Sup.), etc.; πάντα δʼ εὐπετῆ θεοῖς E. Ph. 689 (lyr.); οὐδὲν εὐ. τῶν μεγάλων Pl. R. 365c: c. inf., εὐπετὴς χειρωθῆναι Hdt. 3.120, 145; ὀφθῆναι, εἰσακοῦσαι, Pl. Sph. 254a, R. 494d; also εὐπετές [ἐστι] it is easy to . . , πολλοὺς εὐπετέστερον διαβάλλειν ἢ ἕνα Hdt. 5.97, cf. A. Supp. 995, X. Cyr. 4.3.13. 2. Adv. -τῶς, Ion. -τέως, favourably, fortunately, εὐπετῶς ἔχειν A. Ag. 552; οὐ χαλεπῶς, ἀλλʼ εὐ. easily, Hdt. 3.69, cf. 1.189, al.; εὐ. φυλάξασθαι Antipho 3.4.7; ἔχειν τι X. An. 2.5.23; with numerals, ἑξακοσίους ἀμφορέας εὐ. χωρέει it easily holds 600 amphoreis, i. e. full 600, Hdt. 4.81; τὸ πλάτος γίνεται τεσσέρων εὐ. δακτύλων comes to full four fingers, Id. 1.193: Comp. -εστέρως Id. 3.143; also-έστερον, φέρειν τὸ νόσημα Hp. Prog. 6. II. of garments and arms, easy to wear, light, σάγοι, θυρεοί, Plb. 2.28.7, Plu. Phil. 9. 2. of wine, easily affected, Arist. Pr. 907b16 (Comp.). III. of persons, contented, accommodating, E. Cyc. 526; accommodating, εὐ. ἦθος D.H. Pomp. 4.2. Adv. -τῶς, φέρειν S. Fr. 585; readily, Id. Ichn. 242 (lyr.).
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