ἐπίτηδες

A. of set purpose, advisedly, twice in Hom., ἐρέτας ἐ. ἀγείρομεν Il. 1.142 ; μνηστήρων σ’ ἐ. ἀριστῆες λοχόωσιν Od. 15.28:—later proparox., ἐπίτηδες, Hdt. 3.130, al., Hp. VC 11, Ar. Eq. 893,al., Th. 3.112, Pl. Cri. 43b, etc.: Dor. ἐπίταδες Theoc. 7.42 : hence, cunningly, deceitfully, E. IA 476 ; εἰς καιρὸν καὶ ὥσπερ ἐ. fittingly, as best may be, Plu. 2.577e ; cf. ἐξεπίτηδες.