εὔστοχος

English (LSJ)

ον,

   A well-aimed, τῷδ' ἂν εὐστόχῳ πτερῷ (Elmsl. for πέτρῳ) E.Hel.76; ἀκόντιον X.Eq.12.13 (Sup.); πληγή Plb.6.25.9.    II aiming well, ὅσοι δὲ τόξοις χεῖρ' ἔχουσιν εὔ. E.HF195; λόγχαις . . -ώτατοι Id.Ph.140, cf. Fr.321 (Comp.); εὔ. τὴν τοξικήν Luc.Nav.33. Adv. -χως, βάλλειν X.Cyr.1.4.8; εὔστοχα βάλλειν, τοξεύειν, Parth.15.1, Luc.Nigr.36: Sup. -ώτατα D.C. 67.14.    2 metaph., making good shots, i.e. guessing well, hitting the right nail on the head, Arist.Div.Somn.464a33; shrewd, Id.Rh. 1412a12, Ephipp.14.1, cj. in Luc.Epigr.45; βουλευτήριον Com.Adesp. 201; εὔστοχόν τι ἔνεστι τοῖς κακοῖς Pl.Lg.950b; εὔ. ἐν ἀπαντήσεσιν ready at repartee, D.L.6.74. Adv. -χως Pl.Lg.792d, Arist.PA639a5, Phld.Rh.2.108 S.    3 successful, ἄγρη Opp.H.3.280; εὐχαί AP9.158.8.