εὐστοχία

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ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws

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Full diacritics: εὐστοχία Medium diacritics: εὐστοχία Low diacritics: ευστοχία Capitals: ΕΥΣΤΟΧΙΑ
Transliteration A: eustochía Transliteration B: eustochia Transliteration C: efstochia Beta Code: eu)stoxi/a

English (LSJ)

Ep. εὐστοχίη, ἡ,

   A skill in shooting at a mark, good aim, ἐπὶ τόξων εὐστοχίᾳ γάνυται E.IT1239 (lyr.), cf. Call. Dian.217, Pancrat.Oxy.1085.8; χερὸς εὐ., periphr. for a bow, E.Tr. 812 (lyr.): in later Prose, D.S.5.18: pl., Id.3.25: metaph., εὐ. καὶροῦ Plu.2.74d.    II metaph., sagacity, shrewdness, Arist.EN1142b2, Plb.18.33.7; χειρῶν εὐ., of artists, D.H.Comp.25, cf. APl.4.310 (Damocharis), etc.; εὐ. μνήμης Ph.Fr.11 H.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

εὐστοχία: ἡ, τὸ εὖ στοχάζεσθαι, εὐστόχως βάλλειν, ἐπιτυχία, ἐπὶ τόξων εὐστοχίᾳ γάνυται Εὐρ. Ι. Τ. 1239· χερὸς εὐστ., περιφρ. ἀντὶ τόξου, ὁ αὐτ. ἐν Τρῳ. 811: - μεταφ., εὐστ. καιροῦ Πλούτ. 2. 74D. ΙΙ. μεταφ., ὀξύτης, εὐφυΐα, ἀγχίνοια, Λατ. acumen, Ἀριστ. Ἠθ. Ν. 6, 9, 2· χειρῶν εὐστ., ἐπὶ ζωγράφων, Διον. Ἁλ. π. Συνθ. 25, πρβλ. Ἀνθ. Πλαν. 4. 310.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ας (ἡ) :
1 habileté à viser, à toucher le but;
2 habileté à saisir l’occasion.
Étymologie: εὔστοχος.