δεξιός

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 IG 12.92.55; 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, Michel 727 (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.)