ἐπί-καιρος
ἐπί-καιροςονadj[καιρός]superl. right for the time or circumstancesof a healer, fig.ref. to a rulersuited to the needs of the time
Pi.of an action, a victorytimely, opportune
Th.of acquisitions, topicsappropriate
S. Arist.of a tripodsuitablew.gen. for holy water
S.usu. in military ctxts., of regions or placeswell-situated, advantageous
Th. Isoc. X. D. Arist. Plu.w.inf. to make use ofTh.neut.pl.sb.advantageous positionsX. neut.sb.vital partof the bodyX.
ShortDef
in fit time
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Headword (normalized):
ἐπίκαιρος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
επικαιρος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-14395
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