ἑκτικός,ή,όν, (ἕξις)
A. formed byorforming habit,τὸ βέβαιον καὶ ἑ. Chrysipp.Stoic. 3.138 ;ἑ. δύναμιςib. 2.149 ;ποιεῖν τι ἑκτικόνto do a thingas a matter of habit, easily, Arr. Epict. 2.18.4 ; ἑ. πρὸς τὴν τέχνην
Damocr.
ap. Gal. 13.1001 .Adv. -κῶς from habit, easily, fluently, γράμματα ἀναγινώσκειν
Artem. 1.53
, cf. D.S. 3.4 , Plu. 2.802f : Comp.
-ώτερον
Arr. Epict. 3.24.78
; but alsoἑ. διαμένειν [λίθον] remainfixed in its nature, Porph. Abst. 4.20 .
2. ἑ. αἴτια sustainingcauses, Chrysipp.Stoic. 2.273 (s.v.l.).
3. capable of,φύσις τινὸς ἑ. Phld. Ir. p.14 W.
II. hectic, consumptive,f.l. in
Arist. Pr. 920b27 ; offevers, Gal. 7.315 , Alex.Aphr. Pr. 1.88 ; σφυγμός
Gal. 8.460