δεξιός

English (LSJ)

ά, όν,

   A on the right hand or side, opp. ἀριστερός, δ. μαζός, γλουτός, ὦμος, Il.4.481, 5.66, Od.17.462; τὸ δ. (sc. κέρας) the right of an army, X.Ages.2.9, etc.: freq. in adverb. usages, ἐπὶ δεξιά on or to the right, νωμῆσαι βῶν Il.7.238, cf. Hdt.1.51; ἐν τῷ ἐπὶ δ. τοῦ ὀπισθοδόμου IG12.92.55; ἐπὶ δεξιόφιν (Ep. gen.) towards the right, Il.13.308; χειρὸς εἰς τὰ δ. S.Fr.598, cf. Arist.Pr.943b29; ἀπὸ τῶν δ. Id.Cael.284b28; ἐν τοῖς δ. Ev.Marc.16.5; ἐκ δεξιῶν Hero Aut.26.4, Ev.Matt.20.21, al.; ἐπὶ δ. χειρός Theoc.25.18; κατὰ δ. χειρός Arat. 707; πρὸς δ. Hdt.7.69; εἰς δεξιά Pl.Ti.43b; δεξιά as Adv., Plb.3.82.9 (s. v.l.).    II fortunate, esp. of the flight of birds and other omens, δ. ὄρνις Il.13.821, cf. Od.2.154, A.Pr.489, Michel727 (Ephesus); ἀοιδὰν . . δεξιωτάταν ὀπαδόν Pi.N.3.8; βροντή X.Cyr.7.1.3. Adv. -ῶς Hdn.3.9.12.    III Astron., northerly, Cleom.1.1.    IV metaph., dexterous, ready, skilful, clever, Pi.I.5(4).61, Ar.Nu.428, 834, al., Th.3.82, etc.; δεξιὸν ποιεῖν a clever thing, Antipho 1.19; Εὐριπίδου δρᾶμα δεξιώτατον Stratt.1; δ. περὶ τὰς δίκας Pl.Hipparch. 225c. Adv. -ιῶς Antiph.229.2; δ. ἔχειν πρός τι Plu.2.660a; δ. φέρειν in the right spirit, Phld.Lib.pp.18,41 O.: Sup. δεξιώτατα Ar.Nu. 148.    V courteous, kindly, Luc.Nec.13, Alex.57; τὸ δ. καὶ ἐπιεικές Gal.14.296. Adv. -ιῶς ib.211. (Cf. Skt. dák[snull ]iṇas, Lat. dexter, etc.)