ἐπιτήδειος ἐπιτήδειος, α, ον ἐπιτηδές made for an end or purpose, fit or adapted for it, suitable, convenient, ἔς τι, πρός τι Hdt., Plat.; c. inf., χωρίον ἐπ. ἐνιππεῦσαι fit to ride in, Hdt.; ἐπ. ὑπεξαιρεθῆναι convenient to be put out of the way, Thuc.; ἐπ. ξυνεῖναι a pleasant person to live with, Eur.; ἐπ. παθεῖν deserving to suffer, Dem., also, ἐπιτήδεόν ἐστί μοι, c. inf., Hdt. useful, serviceable, necessary, of things, fit or serviceable for, c. dat., Thuc.; ἐστὸ ἐπ. to their advantage, Thuc.; of treaties, omens, favourable, Hdt.:—esp. as Subst., τὰ ἐπιτήδεια necessaries, provisions, Lat. commeatus, Hdt., Thuc., etc. of persons, serviceable, friendly, Hdt., Thuc.; τῷ πατρί conformable to his will, Hdt.: as Subst., c. gen., a close friend, Lat. necessarius, Thuc. adv. -είως, Ionic -έως, studiously, carefully, Hdt. suitably, conveniently, fitly, Hdt.;—comp. -ειότερον, Hdt.