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εὔλυτος

εὔλυτος, easy to untie

εὔλῠτ-ος, ον, (λύω)
  • easy to untie or loose, X. Cyn. 6.12; ὑποδέσεις D.S. 15.44; loose, θύραι στροφὰς ἔχουσαι εὐ. Id. 3.22.
      • 2 easy to relax, relaxed, διαχωρήσιες Hp. Prog. 18, cf. Arist. Pr. 876b31.
      • 3 loosely knit, supple, of joints, Id. Phgn. 809b26 (Comp.), 811a1; loose, of a machine, Hero Aut. 26.3.
      • 4 soluble, easily dissolved, Dsc. 5.159; σπλήν friable, Aret. SD 1.14; soft, yielding, of the os uteri, Hp. Mul. 2.115: hence metaph., easily dissolved or broken, στέργηθρα E. Hipp. 256 (anap.); of engagements, X. HG 5.2.19; of health, Gal. 5.443; of problems, easy to solve, Arist. GA 755b23, Just. Nov. 97.6 Intr.
      • 5 easily released, of the foetus, εὐ. πρὸς τὸν τόκον Hp. Septim. 4 (Comp.): so metaph., στόμα εὔ. πρὸς λοιδορίαν Thphr. Char. 6.10.
        • b free from burdens, at ease, Jul. Caes. 315b.
    • II Adv. -τως easily, freely, οὖρα οὐκ εὐ. ἰόντα Hp. Coac. 446; εὐ. στρέφεσθαι Hero Aut. 18.1; εὐ. [πέλτην] μεταφέρειν D.S. 5.34; loosely, ἐναγκυλίζεσθαι Plb. 27.11.5.

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