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ἐπικυδής

ἐπικυδής, glorious, brilliant, successful

ἐπικῡδ-ής, ές, only in Comp. -έστερος (unless the Posit. is to be restored in Sapph. Supp. 8.11),
  • glorious, distinguished, X. HG 5.1.36; brilliant, successful, -έστερα τὰ πράγματα ἐποίησεν Isoc. 4.139; -έστεραι ἐλπίδες Plb. 16.4.3; and of persons, -έστερος ταῖς ἐλπίσι more sanguine, Id. 5.69.11, cf. Ph. 1.252, al., Onos. 23.2. Adv. Comp. -εστέρως, ἀγωνίζεσθαι Plb. 5.23.2.

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