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εὐπορία

εὐπορία, εὐπορία, ἡ, abundance, means (noun)

εὐπορ-ία, ἡ, (εὔπορος)
  • ease, facility, of doing a thing, c. inf., Emp. 100.5; ναῦς εὐ. ἦν ποιεῖσθαι Th. 4.52: abs., ὅτε πολλὴ ὑμῖν εὐ. φαίνεται X. An. 7.6.37: c. gen. rei, easy means of providing, τοῦ βίου Pl. Prt. 321e; τοῦ καθʼ ἡμέραν Th. 3.82; also εὐ. ἐν τῇ τέχνῃ, ἐκ τῆς τέχνης, Lys. 24.5; εὐ. τῆς τύχης Th. 3.45; εὐπορίαν τῇ βδελυρίᾳ τῇ ἑαυτοῦ τοὺς συμμάχους ποιεῖσθαι to make them a means of satisfying his brutal passions, Aeschin. 1.107; ἡ παρʼ ἀλλήλων εὐ. mutual assistance, Isoc. 6.67.
      • 2 plenty, abundance, opp. πενίη, Democr. 101; χρημάτων X. HG 4.8.28; ἀγαθῶν Arist. Metaph. 1091b26; ἡ περὶ τὸν βίον εὐ. Isoc. 12.7; ἡ περὶ τὴν οὐσίαν εὐ. Arist. Pol. 1326b34: abs., welfare, X. Cyr. 3.3.7; opp. ἀπορία, Arist. Pol. 1279b27: in pl., advantages, Isoc. 15.253, D. 5.8; εὐπορίαι προσόδων Arist. Pol. 1293a3; ἀρουραίη εὐ. rustic wealth, AP 9.373.6; μιῆς ὄϊος καὶ βοὸς εὐ. consisting of one sheep or ox, ib. 149 (Antip.); ἡ Εὐ. θεά SIG 1111 (Piraeus, iii A.D.).
    • II opp. ἀπορία, solution of doubts or difficulties, Pl. Phlb. 15c; opp. ἀμηχανία, X. Oec. 9.1; ἡ ὕστερον εὐ. λύσις τῶν πρότερον ἀπορουμένων Arist. Metaph. 995a29; resourcefulness, Hp. Off. 7.

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