A.right hand, opp. ἀριστερά (left), “δεξιῇ ἠσπάζοντο” Il.10.542; ἐκ δεξιᾶς on the right, Ar.Eq.639; δεξιᾶς abs.,IG2.733 A,835; ἐν δεξιῇ ἔχειν τὰ οὔρεα keep them on the right (as you go), Hdt.7.217, cf. Th.2.19,98, etc.; “ἐν δ. λαβεῖν τὴν Σικελίαν” Id.7.1; so Ἐπίδαμνός ἐστι πόλις ἐν δ. ἐσπλέοντι . . on your right as you sail in . . , Id.1.24; πορεύεσθαι τὴν εἰς δ. (sc. ὁδόν) Pl.R.614c; “ἐπὶ δεξιᾶ τοῦ βήματος” Plu.2.192f.
2. in welcoming or saluting (as we shake hands), “δεξιὰν διδόναι” Ar.Nu.81; προτείνειν, ἐμβάλλειν, etc. (v. sub vocc.); esp. as a sign of assurance, pledge or treaty, “σπονδαὶ . . καὶ δεξιαὶ ᾗς ἐπέπιθμεν” Il.2.341; δεξιὰς δόντες καὶ λαβόντες having exchanged assurances, X.An.7.3.1, cf. 1.1.6; δεξιὰς παρὰ βασιλέως φέρειν μὴ μνησικακήσειν bring pledges that he would not . ., ib.2.4.1; “δεξιᾶς πίστις μεγίστη” E.Med.21; φυλάσσειν, τηρεῖν τὴν δ., PFay.124.13, POxy.533.18:—χείρ is never expressed in Hom., but is used later, “χεῖρα δ.” S.Ph.912, 1254, etc.; “φεῦ δ. χείρ” E.Med.496; χειρὸς δ. ib.899, etc.; “τὴν χεῖρα δὸς τὴν δ.” Ar.Nu.81.
