ἐπιδέξῐ-ος,ον,
A. towards the right, i.e.from left to right:
I. . used by Hom. only in neut. pl. asAdv.,ὄρνυσθ' ἑξείης ἐπιδέξιαrise in order, Od. 21.141 , cf. Pl. Smp. 214b ;περίιθι τὸν βωμὸν ἐ. Ar. Pax 957 ;πίνειν τὴν ἐ. (sc.κύλικα) Eup. 325 , cf. Anaxandr. 1.4 , Critias 33
D. ; without idea of motion,ἕστηκεν ἐ. Lys. Fr. 94 ; sts. as two words,ἐπὶ δεξιά, opp.ἐπ' ἀριστερά, Il. 7.238 , cf. Eust.ad Od. l.c.; ἐπὶ δ. χειρός
Pi. P. 6.19
, Theoc. 25.18 ;τὰ ἐπὶ δ., opp.τὰ ἐπ' ἀριστερά, Hdt. 2.93 , 4.191 , 6.33 .
2. .auspicious, lucky,ἀστράπτων ἐ. Il. 2.353 .
II. . later asAdj., = δεξιός ,on the right hand, X. An. 6.4.1 , etc.;τἀπιδέξια the right side, Ar. Av. 1493 (lyr.); οἱ ἐ. ἄνεμοι
Arist. Pr. 941b12
.
2. .clever, dexterous, tactful, Aeschin. 1.178 , Arist. EN 1128a17 , Thphr. Char. 29.4 ;λαβὴ φιλοσόφων
ἐπιδέξιος ἡ διὰ τῶν ὤτων