ἐπιτήδειος

A. made for an end or purpose, fit or adapted for it, suitable, convenient, νομαί ibid., etc.:—Constr. : ἐ. ἔς τι ib.115 (Sup.), etc. ; πρός τι Pl. R. 390b : c. inf., χωρίον ‐ότατον ἐνιππεῦσαι most fit to ride in, Hdt. 6.102, cf. 9.2 (Comp.), Th. 2.20, Ar. Pax 1228, E. Ba. 508 ; ἄνδρα ‐ότατον..δέξαι Hdt. 3.134, cf. Ar. Ec. 79 ; so ἐ. τῷ σώματι κινδυνεύειν Antipho 5.63 ; ἐ. ὑπεξαιρεθῆναι convenient to be put out of the way, Th. 8.70 ; τεθνάναι μᾶλλον ἢ σῴζεσθαι And. 4.25, cf. Lys. 30.24 ; ἐ. ξυνεῖναι a fit person to live with, E. Andr. 206 ; also ἐ. ὀστρακισθῆναι deserving to be ostracized, And. 4.36 ; ἐ. πάσχειν D. 22.57 ; ἐκλεγόμενος τὸν ἐ. ἔπαισεν ἄν struck him who deserved it, X. An. 2.3.11 ; but ἐ. ἐς ὀλιγαρχίαν ἐλθεῖν likely or inclined to come, Th. 8.63 ; also ὑμῖν ἐπιτήδεόν [ἐστι] οἰκέειν Hdt. 4.158, etc.

II. useful, serviceable, necessary,

1. of things, ὀλιγαρχία ἐ. τοῖς Λακεδαιμονίοις fit or serviceable for.., Th. 5.81 ; ἐ. τῷ δήμῳ πράττειν Lys. 13.51 ; καταστήσειν ἐς τὸ ἐ. to their advantage, Th. 4.76 ; οὐδὲν ηὕροντο ἐ. no advantage, Id. 1.58 ; οὐκ ἐ. καταγνῶναί τινος Hdt. 6.97 ; ἱερὰ οὐκ ἐ., opp. καλά, Id. 9.37 : esp. as Subst., τὰ ἐ. things requisite, necessaries, esp. of provisions, Id. 2.174, Th. 2.23, X. HG 2.2.2, etc. : also in sg., what is requisite, needful, Id. Vect. 4.38.

2. of persons, serviceable, friendly, Hdt. 4.72 (Sup.), Th. 3.40 ; τινί to one, Id. 4.78, Lys. 12.14 ; ἐ. ποιεῖν τινα And. 4.41 ; ἐ. τῷ πατρί conformable to his will, Hdt. 3.52 ; ἐ. τοῖς πρασσομένοις favourable to.., Th. 8.54 : also as Subst., a close friend, οἱ ἐ. one's friends, Id. 5.64 ; Ἀθηναίων ἐ. Id. 7.73 ; μοι ἐ. καὶ φίλος Lys. 1.22.

3. c. gen., = ἄξιος, SIG 1073.19 (Olympia, ii A.D.).

III. Adv. ‐είως, Ion. ‐έως, studiously, carefully, ὑπηρετέεσθαι Hdt. 1.108,4.139.

2. suitably, conveniently, fitly, ποιέειν ἐ. Id. 9.7.β’ ; ἐ. σφίσιν αὐτοῖς πολιτεύειν Th. 1.19 ; ἐ. ἔχειν Id. 5.82 : Comp. ‐ότερον Id. 4.54 ; ‐οτέρως, διαιτᾶσθαι Hp. Mul. 1.32.

3. ἐ. ἔχειν τινί to be on friendly terms with.., Paus. 3.9.3.