- ῥᾳστώνη
- ῥᾳστών-η, [dialect] Ion. [full] ῥῃστώνη, ἡ, ([etym.] ῥᾷστος)A easiness of doing anything, Pl.R.460d, Lg. 684d; opp. χαλεπότης, Id.Criti.107c; ῥᾳστώνῃ or μετὰ ῥᾳστώνης with ease, easily, lightly, Id.Epin.991c, Lg.625b; ῥᾳστώνην παρασκευάζειν τινός find an easy way of doing a thing, ib.720c; πολλὴ ῥ. γίγνεται, c. inf., one has great ease in doing, Id.Grg.459c; ὄχλῳ ῥᾳστώνην φυγῆς παρέσχον afforded an easy opportunity of escape, Plu.Cam.20; πρὸς τὰς ῥ. for the conveniences of getting food, Arist.Pol.1256a26.II easiness of temper, good nature, mildness, c. gen. objecti, ἐκ ῥῃστώνης (dub. l.) τῆς Δημοκήδεος from kindness to Democedes, Hdt.3.136; χάριτι καὶ ῥ. Plb.38.11.11.III relief from anything unpleasant, μηδεμίαν διδόντα ῥ. [τοῖς ἀδικοῦσι] D.24.69, cf. Lys.13.85; relief from pain, Hp.Epid.3.17.θ; ῥ. τῆς πόσεως recovery from the effects of drinking, Pl.Smp.176b;
ἐκ τῶν πόνων Id.Lg.779a
;ἀσφάλεια καὶ ῥ. τισὶ ἀπὸ Λακεδαιμονίων Plb.18.14.15
.2 abs., rest, leisure, ease, ἐμαυτῷ ῥᾳστώνην ἐξηῦρον found recreation, Lys.24.10, cf. Pl.Plt.310c, etc.;ὀλίγοις πόνοις πολλὰς ῥ. κτώμενος Isoc.9.45
; ἔχει τινὰ ῥᾳστώνην τὸ λέγειν it brings a certain relief, D.Ep.3.44;ἀναπνοὴν καὶ ῥ. ἐν τῷ καύματι παρέχειν Pl.Ti. 70d
; διὰ ῥᾳστώνην for the sake of resting, X. An.5.8.16;πρὸς ῥ. καὶ διαγωγήν Arist.Metaph.982b23
.b luxurious ease, indolence,τῆς ῥ. τὸ τερπνόν Th.1.120
; ῥ. καὶ ῥαθυμία nonchalance, carelessness, D.10.7, cf. 18.45 (interchanged with ῥαθυμία in Isoc. l.c.).c resting-time, season of calm and tranquillity,ἐν ἀπεριστάτοις ῥ. σφάλλεσθαι Plb.6.44.8
. [Ῥαιστώνη as name of an Athenian trireme, IG22.1608.52; ῥαιστ- also in Phld.D.3.8.]
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