δεξιά: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ion. δεξ-ιή (fem. of <b class="b3">δεξιός</b>), ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">right hand</b>, opp. <b class="b3">ἀριστερά</b> (<b class="b2">left</b>), δεξιῇ ἠσπάζοντο <span class="bibl">Il.10.542</span>; <b class="b3">ἐκ δεξιᾶς</b> on <b class="b2">the right</b>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>639</span>; <b class="b3">δεξιᾶς</b> abs.,<span class="title">IG</span>2.733 <b class="b2">A</b>,835; <b class="b3">ἐν δεξιῇ ἔχειν τὰ οὔρεα</b> keep them on <b class="b2">the right</b> (as you go), <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.217</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Th.2.19</span>,<span class="bibl">98</span>, etc.; ἐν δ. λαβεῖν τὴν Σικελίαν <span class="bibl">Id.7.1</span>; so <b class="b3">Ἐπίδαμνός ἐστι πόλις ἐν δ. ἐσπλέοντι . .</b> on <b class="b2">your right</b> as you sail in... <span class="bibl">Id.1.24</span>; <b class="b3">πορεύεσθαι τὴν εἰς δ</b>. (sc. <b class="b3">ὁδόν</b>) <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>614c</span>; ἐπὶ δεξιᾶ τοῦ βήματος Plu.2.192f. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> in welcoming or saluting (as we shake <b class="b2">hands</b>), δεξιὰν διδόναι <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>81</span>; <b class="b3">προτείνειν, ἐμβάλλειν</b>, etc. (v. sub vocc.); esp. as a sign of <b class="b2">assurance, pledge</b> or <b class="b2">treaty</b>, σπονδαὶ . . καὶ δεξιαὶ ᾗς ἐπέπιθμεν <span class="bibl">Il.2.341</span>; <b class="b3">δεξιὰς δόντες καὶ λαβόντες</b> having exchanged <b class="b2">assurances</b>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>7.3.1</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">1.1.6</span>; <b class="b3">δεξιὰς παρὰ βασιλέως φέρειν μὴ μνησικακήσειν</b> bring <b class="b2">pledges</b> that he would not... ib.<span class="bibl">2.4.1</span>; δεξιᾶς πίστις μεγίστη <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>21</span>; <b class="b3">φυλάσσειν, τηρεῖν τὴν δ</b>., <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PFay.</span>124.13</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>533.18</span>:—<b class="b3">χείρ</b> is never expressed in Hom., but is used later, χεῖρα δ. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ph.</span>912</span>, <span class="bibl">1254</span>, etc.; φεῦ δ. χείρ <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>496</span>; <b class="b3">χειρὸς δ</b>. ib.<span class="bibl">899</span>, etc.; τὴν χεῖρα δὸς τὴν δ. <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span>81</span>.</span>

|mdlsjtxt=[fem. of [[δεξιός]]<br /><b class="num">1.</b> the [[right]] [[hand]], opp. to [[ἀριστερά]], Il.; ἐκ δεξιᾶς on the [[right]], Ar.; ἐν δεξιᾶι ἔχειν τὰ [[οὔρεα]] to [[keep]] them on the [[right]], as you go, Hdt.; ἐν δ. [[λαβεῖν]] τὴν Σικελίαν Hdt.; so, ἐν δ. ἐσπλέοντι on [[your]] [[right]] as you [[sail]] in, Hdt.; used in welcoming, δεξιὰν διδόναι to [[salute]] by [[offering]] the [[right]] [[hand]], Ar.<br /><b class="num">2.</b> the [[right]] [[hand]] given as a [[pledge]] or [[assurance]], δεξιαὶ ἧις [[ἐπέπιθμεν]] Il.; δεξιὰς δόντες καὶ λαβόντες having exchanged assurances, made a [[treaty]], Xen.; δεξιὰς παρὰ βασιλέως φέρειν μή . . to [[bring]] pledges that he would not . . , Xen.—Though [[δεξιά]] is [[manifestly]] fem. of [[δεξιός]], it is [[always]] used as a Subst. without [[χείρ]]; but δ. [[χείρ]] occurs in Soph., Eur., Ar.