δεξιός
δεξιός,
ά,
όν,
A). on the right hand or
side, opp.
ἀριστερός, δ. μαζός, γλουτός, ὦμος, Il. 4.481 ,
5.66 ,
Od. 17.462 ;
τὸ δ. (sc.
κέρας)
the right of an army,
X. Ages. 2.9 , etc.: freq. in adverb. usages,
ἐπὶ δεξιά on or to
the right, νωμῆσαι βῶν Il. 7.238 , cf.
Hdt. 1.51 ;
ἐν τῷ ἐπὶ δ. τοῦ ὀπισθοδόμου IG 12.92.55 ;
ἐπὶ δεξιόφιν ( Ep. gen.) towards
the right, Il. 13.308 ;
χειρὸς εἰς τὰ δ. S. Fr. 598 , cf.
Arist. Pr. 943b29 ;
ἀπὸ τῶν δ. Id. Cael. 284b28 ;
ἐν τοῖς δ. Ev.Marc. 16.5 ;
ἐκ δεξιῶν Hero Aut. 26.4 ,
Ev.Matt. 20.21 , al.;
ἐπὶ δ. χειρός Theoc. 25.18 ;
κατὰ δ. χειρός Arat. 707 ;
πρὸς δ. Hdt. 7.69 ;
εἰς δεξιά Pl. Ti. 43b ;
δεξιά as Adv.,
Plb. 3.82.9 (s. v.l.).
IV). metaph.,
dexterous, ready, skilful, clever, Pi. I. 5(4).61 ,
Ar. Nu. 428 ,
834 , al.,
Th. 3.82 , etc.;
δεξιὸν ποιεῖν a clever thing, Antipho 1.19 ;
Εὐριπίδου δρᾶμα δεξιώτατον Stratt. 1 ;
δ. περὶ τὰς δίκας Pl. Hipparch. 225c . Adv.
-ιῶς Antiph. 229.2 ;
δ. ἔχειν πρός τι Plu. 2.660a ;
δ. φέρειν in the right spirit, Phld. Lib. pp.18,41 O.: Sup.
δεξιώτατα Ar. Nu. 148 .
V). courteous, kindly, Luc. Nec. 13 ,
Alex. 57 ;
τὸ δ. καὶ ἐπιεικές Gal. 14.296 . Adv.
-ιῶς ib.
211 . (Cf. Skt.
dák[snull ]iṇas, Lat.
dexter, etc.)
ShortDef
on the right; fortunate; dexterous, skillful, clever
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
δεξιός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
δεξιος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-24084
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">δεξιός</span>, <span class="itype greek">ά</span>, <span class="itype greek">όν</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">on the right hand</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">side,</span> opp. <span class="foreign greek">ἀριστερός, δ. μαζός, γλουτός, ὦμος,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:481" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:4.481/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 4.481 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:66" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:5.66/canonical-url/"> 5.66 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:17:462" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:17.462/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 17.462 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">τὸ δ.</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">κέρας</span>) <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the right</span> of an army, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg009.perseus-grc1:2:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg009.perseus-grc1:2.9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ages.</span> 2.9 </a>, etc.: freq. in adverb. usages, <span class="foreign greek">ἐπὶ δεξιά</span> on or to <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the right,</span> <span class="quote greek">νωμῆσαι βῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:238" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:7.238/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 7.238 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:51" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.51/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.51 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἐν τῷ ἐπὶ δ. τοῦ ὀπισθοδόμου</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12.92.55 </span> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἐπὶ δεξιόφιν</span> ( Ep. gen.) towards <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the right,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:308" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:13.308/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 13.308 </a>; <span class="quote greek">χειρὸς εἰς τὰ δ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:598" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:598/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 598 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:943b:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg036:943b.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 943b29 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀπὸ τῶν δ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg005:284b:28" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg005:284b.28/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cael.</span> 284b28 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐν τοῖς δ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg002.perseus-grc1:16:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg002.perseus-grc1:16.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ev.Marc.</span> 16.5 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">ἐκ δεξιῶν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0559.tlg002:26:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0559.tlg002:26.4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hero</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Aut.</span> 26.4 </a> , <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:21" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20.21/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ev.Matt.</span> 20.21 </a>, al.; <span class="quote greek">ἐπὶ δ. χειρός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:25:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:25.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 25.18 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">κατὰ δ. χειρός</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:707" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0653.tlg001.perseus-grc1:707/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arat.</span> 707 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">πρὸς δ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:69" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.69/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.69 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">εἰς δεξιά</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:43b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg031:43b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ti.</span> 43b </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">δεξιά</span> as Adv., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:82:9" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0543.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:82:9/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plb.</span> 3.82.9 </a> (s. v.l.). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">fortunate,</span> esp. of the flight of birds and other omens, <span class="quote greek">δ. ὄρνις</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:13:821" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:13.821/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 13.821 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:2:154" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:2.154/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 2.154 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:489" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg003.perseus-grc1:489/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pr.</span> 489 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Michel</span> 727 </span> (Ephesus); <span class="quote greek">ἀοιδὰν .. δεξιωτάταν ὀπαδόν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:3.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 3.8 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">βροντή</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:7:1:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg007.perseus-grc1:7:1:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cyr.</span> 7.1.3 </a> . Adv. <span class="quote greek">-ῶς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0015.tlg001:3:9:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0015.tlg001:3:9:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdn.</span> 3.9.12 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>III).</strong></span> Astron., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">northerly,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1272.tlg001:1:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1272.tlg001:1.1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Cleom.</span> 1.1 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>IV).</strong></span> metaph., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dexterous, ready, skilful, clever,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:5(4).61" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg004.perseus-grc1:5(4).61/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">I.</span> 5(4).61 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:428" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:428/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 428 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:834" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:834/canonical-url/"> 834 </a>, al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:82" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.82/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 3.82 </a>, etc.; <span class="quote greek">δεξιὸν ποιεῖν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">a clever thing,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0028.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0028.tlg001.perseus-grc1:19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antipho</span> 1.19 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">Εὐριπίδου δρᾶμα δεξιώτατον</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0508.tlg001:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0508.tlg001:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Stratt.</span> 1 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">δ. περὶ τὰς δίκας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg015:225c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg015:225c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hipparch.</span> 225c </a> . Adv. <span class="quote greek">-ιῶς</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:229:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0410.tlg001:229.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Antiph.</span> 229.2 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">δ. ἔχειν πρός τι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> 2.660a </span> ; <span class="quote greek">δ. φέρειν</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">in the right spirit,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg271:pp.18,41" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg271:pp.18,41/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lib.</span> pp.18,41 </a> O.: Sup. <span class="quote greek">δεξιώτατα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:148" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg003.perseus-grc1:148/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nu.</span> 148 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>V).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">courteous, kindly,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg035:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg035:13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Nec.</span> 13 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg038:57" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg038:57/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Alex.</span> 57 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τὸ δ. καὶ ἐπιεικές</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gal.</span> 14.296 </span> . Adv. <span class="foreign greek">-ιῶς</span> ib.<span class="bibl"> 211 </span>. (Cf. Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dák[snull ]iṇas,</span> Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dexter,</span> etc.)</div> </div><br><br>'}