on the right hand
δεξιός,ά,όν,
A. on the right handorside,opp.ἀριστερός, δ. μαζός, γλουτός, ὦμος,
Il. 4.481 , 5.66 , Od. 17.462 ;τὸ δ.(sc.κέρας)the rightof an army, X. Ages. 2.9 , etc.: freq. in adverb. usages,ἐπὶ δεξιάon or tothe right,
νωμῆσαι βῶν
Il. 7.238
, cf. Hdt. 1.51 ; ἐν τῷ ἐπὶ δ. τοῦ ὀπισθοδόμου
IG 12.92.55
;ἐπὶ δεξιόφιν( Ep. gen.) towardsthe right,
Il. 13.308 ; χειρὸς εἰς τὰ δ.
S. Fr. 598
, cf. Arist. Pr. 943b29 ; ἀπὸ τῶν δ.
Id. Cael. 284b28
; ἐν τοῖς δ.
Ev.Marc. 16.5
; ἐκ δεξιῶν
Hero Aut. 26.4
, Ev.Matt. 20.21 , al.; ἐπὶ δ. χειρός
Theoc. 25.18
; κατὰ δ. χειρός
Arat. 707
; πρὸς δ.
Hdt. 7.69
; εἰς δεξιά
Pl. Ti. 43b
;δεξιάasAdv., Plb. 3.82.9 (s. v.l.).
II. fortunate,esp. of the flight of birds and other omens, δ. ὄρνις
Il. 13.821
, cf. Od. 2.154 , A. Pr. 489 , Michel 727 (Ephesus); ἀοιδὰν . . δεξιωτάταν ὀπαδόν
Pi. N. 3.8
; βροντή
X. Cyr. 7.1.3
.Adv.
-ῶς
Hdn. 3.9.12
.
III. Astron.,northerly,
Cleom. 1.1 .
IV. metaph.,dexterous, ready, skilful, clever,
Pi. I. 5(4).61 , Ar. Nu. 428 , 834 , al., Th. 3.82 , etc.; δεξιὸν ποιεῖν a clever thing,
Antipho 1.19
; Εὐριπίδου δρᾶμα δεξιώτατον
Stratt. 1
; δ. περὶ τὰς δίκας
Pl. Hipparch. 225c
.Adv.
-ιῶς
Antiph. 229.2
; δ. ἔχειν πρός τι
Plu. 2.660a
; δ. φέρειν in the right spirit,
Phld. Lib. pp.18,41
O.: Sup.
δεξιώτατα
Ar. Nu. 148
.
V. courteous, kindly,
Luc. Nec. 13 , Alex. 57 ; τὸ δ. καὶ ἐπιεικές
Gal. 14.296
.Adv. -ιῶςib. 211 . (Cf. Skt.dák[snull ]iṇas,Lat.dexter,etc.)
