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εὐμαρής

εὐμαρής, easy, convenient, without trouble

εὐμαρ-ής, ές,
  • easy, convenient, most commonly of things, εὐμάρεα προλέξαις Alc. Supp. 22.7; εὐ. χείρωμα an easy prey, A. Ag. 1326; δυστυχούντων γʼ εὐμαρὴς ἀπαλλαγή Id. Supp. 339; ἔνθεσις Pherecr. 108.6: Comp., Ph. 1.19, Ascl. Tact. 7.3; εὔμαρές [ἐστι] c. inf., ‘tis easy, Sapph. Supp. 5.5, Thgn. 845, Simon. 125.5, Pi. P. 3.115, N. 3.21, E. Alc. 492; so ἐν εὐμαρεῖ [ἐστι] Id. IA 969, Hel. 1227, Fr. 382.10; [Ἡράκλειαν] ἐξ εὐμαροῦς ἔλαβεν Phleg. Mir. 3.
        • b easy to obtain, abundant, cheap, σῖτος IG 12 (5).714.15 (Andros, iv B.C., Comp.).
      • 2 rarely of persons, bringing ease, χρόνος γὰρ εὐ. θεός S. El. 179 (lyr.); gentle, Aret. SD 1.6: Comp. -έστερος more ‘in touch’, Hp. Decent. 13.
    • II Adv. -ρῶς, poet.-ρέως, easily, readily, πείθομαι B. 5.195, cf. A. Fr. 366, Pl. Criti. 113e, Lg. 706b, Luc. Am. 53, Sor. 1.33, etc.; τλήσεται εὐ. AP 5.245 (Paul.Sil.): Comp. -έστερον Trag.Adesp. 383, Hdn. 8.7.6: Sup. -έστατα Ph. 2.419; εὐμαρέως τοι χρῆμα θεοὶ δόσαν οὔτε τι δειλὸν οὔτʼ ἀγαθόν Thgn. 463. (From μάρη = χείρ (cf. εὐχερής) Sch. Il. 15.137.) [ᾰ, for καταφαγῆμεν εὐμᾰρέα shd. be read in Epich. 42.]

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