εὐκοπώτερον, [7 verses](adj sg neut nom/acc comp) "Easier" is eukopo, which is a comparative form of "easy" and "easy work." It is a compound eu, the word for "well", "thoroughly", "competently", "fortunately," and "happily." and kopos, which means "striking", "beating", "toil and trouble", "fatigue," and "work." Its root meaning is a "good beating" or "good fatigue." The modern Greek word meaning "easy" closest is eukolos, where the later part, kolos, means "cool". -- The word translated as "easier" is a compound word. It means "easy" and "easy work." It is an uncommon word, appearing only seven times in the NT and only five times in the rest of ancient Greek literature. The prefix here means "good" or "better" because the word is comparative. The root word primarily means "beating" or "fatigue". Its root meaning is a "better beating" or "better fatigue."