ἐπιδέξιος

English (LSJ)

ον,

   A towards the right, i.e. from left to right:    I. used by Hom. only in neut. pl. as Adv., ὄρνυσθ' ἑξείης ἐπιδέξια rise in order, Od.21.141, cf. Pl.Smp.214b; περίιθι τὸν βωμὸν ἐ. Ar.Pax957; 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 as Adj., = 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.EN1128a17, Thphr.Char.29.4; λαβὴ φιλοσόφων ἐπιδέξιος ἡ διὰ τῶν ὤτων Zeno Stoic.1.64: c. inf., Arist.Rh.1381a34; ἐ. πρὸς τὰς ὁμιλίας Plb.5.39.6; περί τι Plu.Aem.37, D.C.69.10: Sup., Ἀφροδίτην -ωτάτην θεῶν Plu.2.739e: neut. pl. as Adv., ἐπιδέξια dexterously, cleverly, Anaxandr.53.5, Nicom.Com.1.27; elegantly, ἀναβάλλεσθαι ἐ. Pl.Tht.175e: Regul. Adv. -ίως Erasistr. ap. Gal.7.539, Plb.3.19.13, 4.35.7, Corn.ND14, Plu.2.439e.    3. lucky, prosperous, τύχη D.S.8.4.