ἐπιδέξιος

A. towards the right, i.e. from left to right:

I. . used by Hom. only in neut. pl. as Adv., ὄρνυσθ’ ἑξείης ἐπιδέξια rise in order, Od. 21.141, cf. Pl. Smp. 214b; περίιθι τὸν βωμὸν ἐ. Ar. Pax 957; πίνειν τὴν ἐ. (sc. κύλικα) Eup. 325, cf. Anaxandr. 1.4, Critias 33 D.; without idea of motion, ἕστηκεν ἐ. Lys. Fr. 94; sts. as two words, ἐπὶ δεξιά, opp. ἐπ’ ἀριστερά, Il. 7.238, cf. Eust.ad Od. l.c.; ἐπὶ δ. χειρός Pi. P. 6.19, Theoc. 25.18; τὰ ἐπὶ δ., opp. τὰ ἐπ’ ἀριστερά, Hdt. 2.93, 4.191, 6.33.

2. . auspicious, lucky, ἀστράπτων ἐ. Il. 2.353.

II. . later as Adj., = δεξιός, on the right hand, X. An. 6.4.1, etc.; τἀπιδέξια the right side, Ar. Av. 1493 (lyr.); οἱ ἐ. ἄνεμοι Arist. Pr. 941b12.

2. . clever, dexterous, tactful, Aeschin. 1.178, Arist. EN 1128a17, Thphr. Char. 29.4; λαβὴ φιλοσόφων ἐπιδέξιος ἡ διὰ τῶν ὤτων Zeno Stoic. 1.64: c. inf., Arist. Rh. 1381a34; ἐ. πρὸς τὰς ὁμιλίας Plb. 5.39.6; περί τι Plu. Aem. 37, D.C. 69.10: Sup., Ἀφροδίτην ‐ωτάτην θεῶν Plu. 2.739e: neut. pl. as Adv., ἐπιδέξια dexterously, cleverly, Anaxandr. 53.5, Nicom.Com. 1.27; elegantly, ἀναβάλλεσθαι ἐ. Pl. Tht. 175e: Regul. Adv. ‐ίως Erasistr. ap. Gal. 7.539, Plb. 3.19.13, 4.35.7, Corn. ND 14, Plu. 2.439e.

3. . lucky, prosperous, τύχη D.S. 8.4.