εὔστοχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ěu̯s.to.kʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈeʍs.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

well-aimed
τῷδ’ ἂν εὐστόχῳ πτερῷ
tōîd’ àn eustókhōi pterōî
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ἀκόντιον εὔστοχον
akóntion eústokhon
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πληγὴ εὔστοχος
plēgḕ eústokhos
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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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(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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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 eústokhă
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 eústokhă
Vocative	εὔστοχε eústokhe	εὔστοχον eústokhon	εὐστόχω eustókhō	εὐστόχω eustókhō	εὔστοχοι eústokhoi	εὔστοχᾰ eústokhă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	εὐστόχως eustókhōs		εὐστοχώτερος eustokhṓteros		εὐστοχώτᾰτος eustokhṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.