ἐλαφρός
Alt. ἐλαφρός, ή, όν
Etym. ἐλαφρός
I. = Lat. lev-is light in weight, Il., Hdt., attic:— adv. "lightly, buoyantly", Od.
2. "light to bear, not burdensome, easy", Il.; ἐλαφρόν [ἐστι] 'tis "light, easy", Aesch., etc.; ἐν ἐλαφρῷ ποιεῖσθαί τι to make "light" of a thing, Hdt.
II. "light in moving, nimble", Lat. agilis, Hom., Aesch.; ἐλαφρὰ ἡλικία the age of "active" youth, Xen.; οἱ ἐλαφροί "light troops", Lat. levis armatura, id=Xen.
III. "lightminded, thoughtless", Eur.