Δεξιός
[on the] right [side], dexterous, courteous
Translated by Catharine Roth12 Mar 2005Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] well-disposed, good, friendly.1
Also [sc. attested is the comparative]deciw/teros , meaning good. "And [he] bade anyone of them who [was] right and merciful to take courage."2
Anddecioi/ is what they used to call those who had been well-educated. "[He] seeking to be clever." Aristophanes in Clouds [says this].3
"He became a friend to this man and gave him his right hand, and was planning to entertain [him]."4
And Josephus [writes]: "he sought to come down upon the right hand [of friendship]." That is, upon a treaty.5
The ancients also used to calldecioi/ those who had military experience and were worthy of praise; but those soldiers who ran away they called litigious and sycophants.6
Also [sc. attested is the comparative]
And
"He became a friend to this man and gave him his right hand, and was planning to entertain [him]."4
And Josephus [writes]: "he sought to come down upon the right hand [of friendship]." That is, upon a treaty.5
The ancients also used to call