ἄρτιος
Etym. ἄρτι
I. "complete, perfect of its kind, suitable, exactly fitted"; ἄρτια βάζειν to speak "to the purpose" (cf. ἀρτιεπής), Hom.; ἄρτια ᾔδη thought things "agreeable", was of the same mind, id=Hom.:— "meet, right, proper", Solon, Theogn.
2. c. inf. "prepared, ready", to do a thing, Hdt.
II. of numbers, "perfect", i. e. "even", opp. to περισσός (odd), Plat., etc.
III. adv. ἀρτίως, "just, now first", like ἄρτι, used by Soph. both of present time with pres. and perf.; and of past with imperf. and aor.