Ῥᾳστώνη

comfort, laziness

Translated by Catharine Roth28 Apr 2008Vetting: high2 revisions

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[Meaning] relaxation, delight, luxuriousness, contentedness, laziness, pleasant living, vanity, idleness. [The verb] r(a|stwneu/ein ["to take it easy"] is also used in [book] 38 of Dio's Roman Histories.¹
"[Them] living comfortably and embracing a relaxed lifestyle [...]."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ῥᾳστώνη· ἀνάπαυσις, τέρψις, τρυφή, εὐκολία, ῥᾳθυμία, ἡδυπάθεια, χαυνότης, ἀργία. εἴρηται καὶ ῥᾳστωνεύειν ἐν τῷ ληʹ Δίωνος Ῥωμαϊκῶν. ῥᾳστώνῃ συζῶντας καὶ ἀνειμένον βίον ἀσπαζομένους.

Betacode

*(ra|stw/nh: a)na/pausis, te/ryis, trufh/, eu)koli/a, r(a|qumi/a, h(dupa/qeia, xauno/ths, a)rgi/a. ei)/rhtai kai\ r(a|stwneu/ein e)n tw=| lh# *di/wnos *(rwmai+kw=n. r(a|stw/nh| suzw=ntas kai\ a)neime/non bi/on a)spazome/nous.

Notes (2)

cf. rho 53.
1Cassius Dio 38.39.2. Same or similar material in other lexica; references at Photius rho47 Theodoridis. ↩
2Damascius, Life of Isidore fr.22 Zintzen (237 Asmus). The expression r(a|stw/nh| suzw=ntes occurs several times in Theodoret and other Christian writers. ↩

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ρ53Ῥᾳστώνευσιςcomfort, laziness"As he made the building of the temple a higher priority than his own comfort, the council voted him a crown of laurel."

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ρ52Ῥᾷσταmost recklessly, very recklessly ρ53Ῥᾳστώνευσιςcomfort, laziness ρ54Ῥᾳστώνηcomfort, laziness ρ55Ῥαφανίςradish ρ56ῬάφειαRhapheia, Raphia, Rafiah

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27 Oct 2013Revised — David Whitehead
29 Apr 2008more keywords; tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
28 Apr 2008Translated — Catharine Roth

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Greek original · Adler’s text

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