εὔστοχος

A. well-aimed, τῷδ’ ἂν εὐστόχῳ πτερῷ (Elmsl. for πέτρῳ) E. Hel. 76; ἀκόντιον X. Eq. 12.13 (Sup.); πληγή Plb. 6.25.9.

II. aiming well, ὅσοι δὲ τόξοις χεῖρ’ ἔχουσιν εὔ. E. HF 195; λόγχαις . . ‐ώτατοι Id. Ph. 140, cf. Fr. 321 (Comp.); εὔ. τὴν τοξικήν Luc. Nav. 33. Adv. -χως , βάλλειν X. Cyr. 1.4.8; εὔστοχα βάλλειν, τοξεύειν, Parth. 15.1, Luc. Nigr. 36: Sup. -ώτατα D.C. 67.14.

2. metaph., making good shots, i.e. guessing well, hitting the right nail on the head, Arist. Div.Somn. 464a33; shrewd, Id. Rh. 1412a12, Ephipp. 14.1, cj. in Luc. Epigr. 45; βουλευτήριον Com.Adesp. 201; εὔστοχόν τι ἔνεστι τοῖς κακοῖς Pl. Lg. 950b; εὔ. ἐν ἀπαντήσεσιν ready at repartee, D.L. 6.74. Adv. -χως Pl. Lg. 792d, Arist. PA 639a5, Phld. Rh. 2.108 S.

3. successful, ἄγρη Opp. H. 3.280; εὐχαί AP 9.158.8.