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ῥᾳδιουργ-έω

radiourgeo

do things with ease

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What it meant — LSJ

do things with ease, offhand

do things with ease or offhand, οἷα πολλὰ ἡ θεὸς (sc. Εὐχή) ῥ. Luc. Herm. 71.

2 act thoughtlessly, recklessly, do wrong, play the rogue, make fraudulent entries

act thoughtlessly or recklessly, do wrong, play the rogue, κλέπτει, τελωνεῖ, ῥᾳδιουργεῖ Apollod.Com. 13.13, cf. Plu. Exil. 2.602a; ῥ. ἐν ταῖς ἐφημερίσι make fraudulent entries, ib. Vit. aer. al. 829d; of writers on Alexander the Great, Str. 11.6.4: c. acc., ἐπιστολάς J. Vit. 65:—Pass., PTeb. 42.16 (ii B.C.), διαθήκη ἐραδιουργημένη PVat. 11r.7.41 (ii A.D.).

II live a lazy life, take things easily

live a lazy life, take things easily, opp. προνοεῖν, φιλοπονεῖν, X. Cyr. 1.6.8, 2.1.25, 8.4.5, Oec. 20.17, Hier. 8.9, etc.:—Pass., γνοὺς πλεῖστα (v.l. πλείστους) ῥᾳδιουργεῖσθαι Id. Lac. 5.2.

III treat slightingly, neglect

c. acc., treat slightingly, neglect, τὴν ἀλήθειαν Philostr. Im. 1.12.

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