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Gloss fitting, meet, suitable
ἐπιεικ-ής,ές,
A. fitting, meet, suitable,τύμβον οὐ μάλα πολλὸν . . , ἀλλ' ἐπιεικέα τοῖονnot very large butmeetin size, Il. 23.246 ;τείσουσι βοῶν ἐπιεικέ' ἀμοιβήν a fairrecompense for them, Od. 12.382 .—Elsewh. Hom. has only the neut.ἐπιεικές, either in the phraseὡς ἐπιεικέςas ismeet, Il. 19.147 , 23.537 , Od. 8.389 : or c.inf.,ὅν κ' ἐπιεικὲς ἀκουέμενwhom it may bemeetfor you to hear, Il. 1.547 ;ὅπλα . . οἷ' ἐπιεικὲς ἔργ' ἔμεν ἀθανάτωνsuch as ismeetthey should be, 19.21 , cf. 23.50 , Od. 2.207 .
II. . after Hom. ,
1. . of statements, rights, etc.,
a. .reasonable,specious,ἡ δὲ τρίτη τῶν ὁδῶν πολλὸν ἐπιεικεστάτη ἐοῦσα μάλιστα
ἔψευσται
Hdt. 2.22
; ἐ. πρόφασις
Th. 3.9
; λόγος
Pl. Ti. 67d
;ἐπιεικῆ
λέγειν
Id. Ap. 34d
Close Browse lexicon entries ;ἐ. ὁδόςatolerableroad, Plu. Crass. 22 .
b. . opp.δίκαιος,fair, equitable, not according to the letter of the law,ἐπανόρθωμα
, cf. Rh. 1374a26 ;τῶν δικαίων τὰ
;οὔτε τοὐπ. οὔτε τὴν χάριν οἶδεν, μόνην δ' ἔστερξε τὴν ἁπλῶς δίκην
, cf. E. Fr. 645 ;συγχωρεῖν
; ἐπιεικέστερον ἢ δικαιότερον
2. . of persons,able, capable, παῖς τὰ μὲν ἄλλα ἐ., ἄφωνος δέ
; οἱ ἐπιεικέστατοι τῶν τριηράρχων
;τίνες . . τῶν νέων ἐπίδοξοι γενέσθαι ἐ. may be expected to turn outwell, Pl. Tht. 143d , cf. Lg. 957a ;τοὺς ἐ. καὶ τοῦ δήμου
b. . in moral sense,reasonable,fair, good,ἐ. τὴν ψυχήν, φύσει, Pl. Smp. 210b , R. 538c : abs., Th. 8.93 , Isoc. 1.48 , Ep.Jac. 3.17 , etc.;ἐ. ἄνδρες, opp.μοχθηροί, Arist. Po. 1452b34 ; ἐ. περὶ τὰ συμβόλαια
;τοὐπιεικές fairness, goodness, S. OC 1127 .
c. . with social or political connotation, theupperoreducated classes, λέγω ἀντικεῖσθαι τοὺς ἐ. τῷ πλήθει
-κέως,fairly, tolerably,moderately,ἐγγλύσσει ἐ. Hdt. 2.92 ;ἐ. δάκνειν, παρρησίαν ἄγειν, Phld. Lib. pp.13,45 O.;ἐ. ἔχεινto bepretty well, Hp. Coac. 368 ;ἐ. ἐξεπίστασθαι
; ἔστι τὸ χωρίον ἐ. ἰσχυρόν
, cf. 497a23 ;οἱ πυρετοὶ ἐς τεταρταῖον ἐ. μεθίστανται aboutthe fourth day, Hp. Coac. 140 , cf. Alex. 281 ;ἐ. τὸ τρίτον μέρος pretty nearly, about, Plb. 6.26.8 ;ἐ. οἷοί τε ἦσαν κατέχεινwerefairly wellable . . , Pl. Phd. 117c ;ἐ. μὲν . . perhaps, Id. Grg. 493c .
2. .probably, reasonably, Id. R. 431e , etc.: Sup.
-έστατα, γενέσθαι most suitably, Id. Lg. 753b .
3. .with moderation,mildly, kindly, οὐκ ἐ. ἐντυγχάνων οὐδὲ πρᾴως
4. .generally, usually, Plu. Pel. 18 , Jul. Mis. 348c , Lib. Or. 11.19 , al.
References Il. 23.246 Od. 12.382 Hom. Il. 19.147 23.537 Od. 8.389 Il. 1.547 19.21 23.50 Od. 2.207 Hdt. 2.22 Th. 3.9 Pl. Ti. 67d Id. Ap. 34d Plu. Crass. 22 Arist. EN 1137b11 Rh. 1374a26 Hdt. 3.53 S. Fr. 770 E. Fr. 645 Ar. Nu. 1438 Antipho 2.2.13 Th. 3.4 Ar. V. 1027 Pl. Lg. 757e 3 Th. 4.19 Hdt. 1.85 X. HG 1.1.30 Pl. Tht. 143d Lg. 957a Arist. Ath. 26.1 Pl. Smp. 210b R. 538c Th. 8.93 Isoc. 1.48 Ep.Jac. 3.17 Arist. Po. 1452b34 D. 34.30 S. OC 1127 Arist. Pol. 1308b27 Ath. 28.1 Hdt. 2.92 Phld. Lib. pp.13,45 Hp. Coac. 368 Ar. V. 1249 Hell.Oxy. 13.5 Arist. GC 319b20 Id. HA 495b27 497a23 Hp. Coac. 140 Alex. 281 Plb. 6.26.8 Pl. Phd. 117c Id. Grg. 493c Id. R. 431e Id. Lg. 753b Plu. Pyrrh. 23 Isoc. 15.4 Id. 8.61 Plu. Pel. 18 Jul. Mis. 348c Lib. Or. 11.19 Liddell–Scott–Jones — CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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