εὔστοχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὐ- (eu-, “well”) +‎ στόχος (stókhos, “aim, aiming”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ěu̯s.to.kʰos/ → /ˈeɸs.to.xos/ → /ˈefs.to.xos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ěu̯s.to.kʰos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈews.to.kʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈeɸs.to.xos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈefs.to.xos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈefs.to.xos/

Adjective

εὔστοχος • (eústokhos) m or f (neuter εὔστοχον); second declension

1. well-aimed

   τῷδ' ἂν εὐστόχῳ πτερῷ

   tôid' àn eustókhōi pterôi

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   ἀκόντιον εὔστοχον

   akóntion eústokhon

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   πληγὴ εὔστοχος

   plēgḕ eústokhos

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2. aiming well

   ὅσοι δὲ τόξοις χεῖρ' ἔχουσιν εὔστοχον

   hósoi dè tóxois kheîr' ékhousin eústokhon

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   λόγχαις ... εὐστοχώτατοι

   lónkhais ... eustokhṓtatoi

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   εὔστοχος τὴν τοξικήν

   eústokhos tḕn toxikḗn

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   εὐστόχως βάλλειν

   eustókhōs bállein

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   εὔστοχα βάλλειν τοξεύειν

   eústokha bállein toxeúein

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   εὐστοχώτατα

   eustokhṓtata

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3. (figurative)
   1. making good shots, guessing well, hitting the right nail on the head, shrewd

      βουλευτήριον εὔστοχον

      bouleutḗrion eústokhon

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      εὔστοχόν τι ἔνεστι τοῖς κακοῖς

      eústokhón ti énesti toîs kakoîs

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      εὔστοχος ἐν ἀπαντήσεσιν

      eústokhos en apantḗsesin

      ready at repartee

      εὐστόχως

      eustókhōs

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4. successful

   ἄγρη εὔστοχος

   ágrē eústokhos

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Declension

Second declension of εὔστοχος; εὔστοχον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὔστοχος eústokhos	εὔστοχον eústokhon		εὐστόχω eustókhō	εὐστόχω eustókhō		εὔστοχοι eústokhoi	εὔστοχᾰ eústokha
Genitive		εὐστόχου eustókhou	εὐστόχου eustókhou		εὐστόχοιν eustókhoin	εὐστόχοιν eustókhoin		εὐστόχων eustókhōn	εὐστόχων eustókhōn
Dative		εὐστόχῳ eustókhōi	εὐστόχῳ eustókhōi		εὐστόχοιν eustókhoin	εὐστόχοιν eustókhoin		εὐστόχοις eustókhois	εὐστόχοις eustókhois
Accusative		εὔστοχον eústokhon	εὔστοχον eústokhon		εὐστόχω eustókhō	εὐστόχω eustókhō		εὐστόχους eustókhous	εὔστοχᾰ eústokha
Vocative		εὔστοχε eústokhe	εὔστοχον eústokhon		εὐστόχω eustókhō	εὐστόχω eustókhō		εὔστοχοι eústokhoi	εὔστοχᾰ eústokha
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		εὐστόχως eustókhōs			εὐστοχώτερος eustokhṓteros			εὐστοχώτᾰτος eustokhṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.