Right

adj.

Correct, true: P. and V. ἀληθής, ὀρθός, V. ναμερτής; see {{U}}True.

Fit, proper: P. and V. εὐπρεπής, πρέπων, προσήκων, εὐσχήμων, σύμμετρος, καθήκων, Ar. and P. πρεπώδης, V. προσεικώς, ἐπεικώς, συμπρεπής.

Just: P. and V. δίκαιος, ἔνδικος, ὀρθός, ἴσος, ἔννομος, ἐπιεικής.

What is right, duty: see {{U}}Duty.

(It is) right, lawful: P. and V. ὅσιον, θεμιτόν (negatively) (rare P.), θέμις (rare P.), V. δίκη.

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, δίκαιος, V. ἐπάξιος.

Be right, v.: P. and V. ὀρθῶς γιγνώσκειν.

Hit the mark: P. and V. τυγχάνειν.

Come right, v.: P. and V. ὀρθοῦσθαι, κατορθοῦσθαι, εὖ ἔχειν, καλῶς 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, κατορθοῦν, ἀνορθοῦν, Ar. and P. ἐπανορθοῦν.

In one's right mind, adj.: P. and V. ἔννους, ἔμφρων; see {{U}}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. εὐθύς, ὀρθός.

Adverbially: P. and V. εὐθύ, occasionally εὐθύς.

Right out, (destroy, kill) right out: P. and V. ἄρδην; see {{U}}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.

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subs.

Justice: P. and V. τὸ δίκαιον, θεμίς, ἡ (rare P.), P. δικαιοσύνη, ἡ, V. τὸ μἀδικεῖν, τοὔνδικον (Eur., frag.).

Legal right: P. and V. δίκη, ἡ.

Prerogative: P. and V. γέρας, τό; see {{U}}Prerogative.

Rights: P. and V. τὰ δίκαια.

Just claim: P. δικαίωμα, τό.

Have a right to: P. and V. δίκαιος εἶναι (infin.) (Eur., Heracl. 142), Ar. and P. ἄξιος εἶναι (infin.).

By rights: use rightly.

Put to rights: see put right, under {{U}}Right.

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v. trans.

P. and V. ἐξορθοῦν, διορθοῦν, κατορθοῦν, Ar. and P. ἐπανορθοῦν.

Set upright: P. and V. ὀρθοῦν.

Guide aright: see under {{U}}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).