ἐπιτηδείως
From LSJ
ἰχθύς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται → the fish stinks from the head, a fish rots from the head down, the fish rots from the head down, fish begin to stink at the head, the fish stinks first at the head, corruption starts at the top, the rot starts at the top
English (Woodhouse)
(see also: ἐπιτήδειος) suitably, conveniently, fitly, studiously, carefully, on friendly terms
French (Bailly abrégé)
adv.
1 d'une manière appropriée, à propos, convenablement, utilement : τινι pour qqn;
2 avec soin;
Cp. ἐπιτηδειότερον.
Étymologie: ἐπιτήδειος.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἐπιτηδείως: ион. тж. ἐπιτηδέως
1) надлежащим образом (ποιεῖν τι Her.);
2) выгодно, на пользу (τινὶ πολιτεύειν Thuc.);
3) усердно, ревностно (ὑπηρετέεσθαι ἔς τινα Her.).
German (Pape)
adv. zu ἐπιτήδειος, Her. 9.7; Thuc. und Folgde.