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ἐπιτήδειος

ἐπιτήδειος, ἐπιτήδειος, made for a purpose, suitable; useful, necessary

ἐπιτήδ-ειος, α, ον: Ion. ἐπιτήδ-εος, έη, εον Hdt. 4.158, al. (cf. ἐπιταδεοτρώκτας): Dor. -τάδειος [ᾱ] SIG 524.36 (Praesus, iii B.C.): regul. Comp. and Sup. -ειότερος, -ειότατος, Th. 4.54, 7.86, etc.; -έστερος, -έστατος, Anon. ap. Suid. s.v., Democr. 121: Ion. -εότερος, -εότατος, Hdt. 9.2, 1.110, al.: (ἐπιτηδές):—
  • made for an end or purpose, fit or adapted for it, suitable, convenient, νομαί ibid., etc.:—Constr.: ἐ. ἔς τι ib. 115 (Sup.), etc.; πρός τι Pl. R. 390b: c. inf., χωρίον -ότατον ἐνιππεῦσαι most fit to ride in, Hdt. 6.102, cf. 9.2 (Comp.), Th. 2.20, Ar. Pax 1228, E. Ba. 508; ἄνδρα -ότατον..δέξαι Hdt. 3.134, cf. Ar. Ec. 79; so ἐ. τῷ σώματι κινδυνεύειν Antipho 5.63; ἐ. ὑπεξαιρεθῆναι convenient to be put out of the way, Th. 8.70; τεθνάναι μᾶλλον ἢ σῴζεσθαι And. 4.25, cf. Lys. 30.24; ἐ. ξυνεῖναι a fit person to live with, E. Andr. 206; also ἐ. ὀστρακισθῆναι deserving to be ostracized, And. 4.36; ἐ. πάσχειν D. 22.57; ἐκλεγόμενος τὸν ἐ. ἔπαισεν ἄν struck him who deserved it, X. An. 2.3.11; but ἐ. ἐς ὀλιγαρχίαν ἐλθεῖν likely or inclined to come, Th. 8.63; also ὑμῖν ἐπιτήδεόν [ἐστι] οἰκέειν Hdt. 4.158, etc.
    • II useful, serviceable, necessary,
      • 1 of things, ὀλιγαρχία ἐ. τοῖς Λακεδαιμονίοις fit or serviceable for.., Th. 5.81; ἐ. τῷ δήμῳ πράττειν Lys. 13.51; καταστήσειν ἐς τὸ ἐ. to their advantage, Th. 4.76; οὐδὲν ηὕροντο ἐ. no advantage, Id. 1.58; οὐκ ἐ. καταγνῶναί τινος Hdt. 6.97; ἱερὰ οὐκ ἐ., opp. καλά, Id. 9.37: esp. as Subst., τὰ ἐ. things requisite, necessaries, esp. of provisions, Id. 2.174, Th. 2.23, X. HG 2.2.2, etc.: also in sg., what is requisite, needful, Id. Vect. 4.38.
      • 2 of persons, serviceable, friendly, Hdt. 4.72 (Sup.), Th. 3.40; τινί to one, Id. 4.78, Lys. 12.14; ἐ. ποιεῖν τινα And. 4.41; ἐ. τῷ πατρί conformable to his will, Hdt. 3.52; ἐ. τοῖς πρασσομένοις favourable to.., Th. 8.54: also as Subst., a close friend, οἱ ἐ. oneʼs friends, Id. 5.64; Ἀθηναίων ἐ. Id. 7.73; μοι ἐ. καὶ φίλος Lys. 1.22.
      • 3 c. gen., = ἄξιος, SIG 1073.19 (Olympia, ii A.D.).
    • III Adv. -είως, Ion. -έως, studiously, carefully, ὑπηρετέεσθαι Hdt. 1.108, 4.139.
      • 2 suitably, conveniently, fitly, ποιέειν ἐ. Id. 9.7.βʹ; ἐ. σφίσιν αὐτοῖς πολιτεύειν Th. 1.19; ἐ. ἔχειν Id. 5.82: Comp. -ότερον Id. 4.54; -οτέρως, διαιτᾶσθαι Hp. Mul. 1.32.
      • 3 ἐ. ἔχειν τινί to be on friendly terms with.., Paus. 3.9.3.

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