εὔληπτος

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.

εὔληπτος, leicht zu fassen, zu nehmen, zu erobern ; νησιῶται Thuc. 6.85 ; Sp., z.B. Luc. merc.cond. 10 ; πόλις εὐληπτοτέρα Dion.Hal. 3.43 ; ἐνδιδόναι τι εὐληπτότατον, Etwas so hingeben, daß man es sehr leicht nehmen kann, Xen. Cyr. 1.3.8.

εὔληπτος εὔ-ληπτος, ον

• • • 1easily taken hold of: adv. -τως so that one can easily take hold, Sup. εὐληπτότατα Xen.
    • 2easy to be taken or reduced, Thuc.:— easy to gain or obtain, Luc.