A.of set purpose, advisedly, twice in Hom., “ἐρέτας ἐ. ἀγείρομεν” Il.1.142 ; “μνηστήρων σ᾽ ἐ. ἀριστῆες λοχόωσιν” Od.15.28:—later proparox., ἐπίτηδες , Hdt.3.130, al., Hp.VC11, Ar.Eq.893,al., Th.3.112, Pl.Cri. 43b, etc.: Dor. ἐπίτα_δες Theoc.7.42 : hence, cunningly, deceitfully, E.IA476 ; “εἰς καιρὸν καὶ ὥσπερ ἐ.” fittingly, as best may be, Plu.2.577e ; cf. ἐξεπίτηδες.
ἐπιτηδ-ές , Adv.