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right
adj.
Correct, true: P. and V. ἀ̆ληθής, ὀρθός, V. νᾱμερτής ; see true.
Fit, proper: P. and V. εὐπρεπής, πρέπων, προσήκων, εὐσχήμων, σύμμετρος, κᾰθήκων, Ar. and P. πρεπώδης, V. προσεικώς, ἐπεικώς, συμπρεπής.
Just: P. and V. δί̆καιος, ἔνδῐκος, ὀρθός, ἴ̆σος, ἔννομος, ἐπιεικής.
What is right, duty: see duty.
(It is) right, lawful: P. and V. ὅσιον, θεμῐτόν (negatively) (rare P.), θέμῐς (rare P.), V. δί̆κη.
Reasonable, fair: P. and V. εἰκός.
This too is right: V. ἔχει δὲ μοῖραν καὶ τόδε (Eur. Hipp. 988).
Deserved, adj.: P. and V. ἄξιος, δί̆καιος, V. ἐπάξιος.
Be right, v.: P. and V. ὀρθῶς γιγνώσκειν.
Hit the mark: P. and V. τυγχά̆νειν.
Come right, v.: P. and V. ὀρθοῦσθαι, κᾰτορθοῦσθαι, εὖ ἔχειν, κᾰλῶς ἔχειν.
Thinking that the future will come right of itself: P. τὰ μέλλοντα αὐτοματʼ οἰόμενοι σχήσειν καλῶς (Dem. 11).
Put right, v.: P. and V. ἐξορθοῦν, διορθοῦν, κᾰτορθοῦν, ἀ̆νορθοῦν, Ar. and P. ἐπᾰνορθοῦν.
In one’s right mind, adj.: P. and V. ἔννους, ἔμφρων ; see sane.
Right as opposed to left: P. and V. δεξιός.
The right hand: P. and V. δεξιά, ἡ.
On the right: P. and V. ἐν δεξιᾷ, Ar. and P. ἐκ δεξιᾶς, or use adj., V. ἐνδέξιος (Eur. Cycl. 6).
To the right of you: V. ἐν δεξιᾷ σου (Eur. Cycl. 682).
Straight, direct: P. and V. εὐθύ̆ς, ὀρθός.
Adverbially: P. and V. εὐθύ, occasionally εὐθύς.
Right out, (destroy, kill) right out: P. and V. ἄρδην ; see utterly.
Thinking there was a way right through to the outside: P. οἰόμενοι . . . εἶναι . . . ἄντικρυς δίοδον εἰς τὸ ἔξω (Thuc. 2, 4).
Right through, prep.: V. διαμπάξ (gen.) (also used in Xen. as adv.), διαμπερές (gen.) (also used in Plat. as adv.).
Right angle: P. ὀρθὴ γωνία, ἡ.
At right angles: use adj., P. ἐγκάρσιος.
right
subs.
Justice: P. and V. τὸ δί̆καιον, θεμί̆ς, ἡ (rare P.), P. δικαιοσύνη, ἡ, V. τὸ μἀδῐκεῖν, τοὔνδῐκον (Eur. Frag.).
Legal right: P. and V. δί̆κη, ἡ.
Prerogative: P. and V. γέρᾰς, τό ; see prerogative.
Rights: P. and V. τὰ δί̆καια.
Just claim: P. δικαίωμα, τό.
Have a right to: P. and V. δί̆καιος εἶναι (infin.) (Eur. Heracl. 142), Ar. and P. ἄξιος εἶναι (infin.).
By rights: use rightly.
Put to rights: see put right, under right.
right
v. trans.
P. and V. ἐξορθοῦν, διορθοῦν, κᾰτορθοῦν, Ar. and P. ἐπᾰνορθοῦν.
Set upright: P. and V. ὀρθοῦν.
Guide aright: see under guide.
A ship strained forcibly by the sheet sinks, but rights again, if one slackens the rope: V. καὶ ναῦς γὰρ ἐνταθεῖσα πρὸς βίαν ποδὶ ἔβαψεν, ἔστη δʼ αὖθις ἢν χαλᾷ πόδα (Eur. Or. 706).

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