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|Definition=ον, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">well-aimed</b>, <b class="b3">τῷδ' ἂν εὐστόχῳ πτερῷ</b> (Elmsl. for <b class="b3">πέτρῳ</b>) <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hel.</span>76</span>; ἀκόντιον <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Eq.</span>12.13</span> (Sup.); πληγή <span class="bibl">Plb.6.25.9</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">aiming well</b>, <b class="b3">ὅσοι δὲ τόξοις χεῖρ' ἔχουσιν εὔ</b>. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">HF</span>195</span>; λόγχαις . . -ώτατοι <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ph.</span>140</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Fr.</span>321</span> (Comp.); εὔ. τὴν τοξικήν <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Nav.</span>33</span>. Adv. -χως, βάλλειν <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>1.4.8</span>; <b class="b3">εὔστοχα βάλλειν, τοξεύειν</b>, <span class="bibl">Parth.15.1</span>, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Nigr.</span>36</span>: Sup. -ώτατα <span class="bibl">D.C. 67.14</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> metaph., <b class="b2">making good shots</b>, i.e. <b class="b2">guessing well, hitting the right nail on the head</b>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Div.Somn.</span>464a33</span>; <b class="b2">shrewd</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Rh.</span> 1412a12</span>, <span class="bibl">Ephipp.14.1</span>, cj. in Luc.<span class="title">Epigr.</span>45; βουλευτήριον <span class="title">Com.Adesp.</span> 201; εὔστοχόν τι ἔνεστι τοῖς κακοῖς <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>950b</span>; <b class="b3">εὔ. ἐν ἀπαντήσεσιν</b> <b class="b2">ready</b> at repartee, <span class="bibl">D.L.6.74</span>. Adv. -χως <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Lg.</span>792d</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">PA</span>639a5</span>, Phld.<span class="title">Rh.</span>2.108 S. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">successful</b>, ἄγρη <span class="bibl">Opp.<span class="title">H.</span>3.280</span>; εὐχαί <span class="title">AP</span>9.158.8.</span>