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εὔληπτος

εὔληπτος, easily taken hold of

εὔληπτος, ον,
  • easily taken hold of, οὐδʼ εὔληπτον εἶναι τὸ ὕδωρ J. AJ 1.16.2, cf. Gal. UP 11.5 (Sup.). Adv., τὸ ἔκπωμα εὐληπτότατα ἐνδιδόναι to give it so that one can most easily take hold of it, X. Cyr. 1.3.8: metaph., εὔ. τὰ τῆς διατριβῆς Iamb. VP 7.33.
      • 2 easy to be taken or reduced, νησιῶται Th. 6.85; ἧττον εὔ. πόλις D.H. 3.43; εὔ. ὀργῇ, κόλαξι, Ph. 2.590, Plu. Adul. 2.66b; easy to gain or obtain, Luc. Merc.Cond. 10; easy to apprehend, τοῖς ἀκούουσι Iamb. Protr. 4.

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