Both Uses of
expedient
in
The Iliad
- But this expedient came into his mind: to visit Nestor, first of all, and see what plan if any could be formed with him— some well-wrought plan that might avoid the worst for the Danaans.†
Book 10
- It is not possible and not expedient, either, to deny you, who go to lie in the great arms of Zeus.
Book 14 *expedient = speedy or practical
Definition:
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(expedient) a practical action -- especially one that accepts negative tradeoffs due to circumstances
or:
convenient, speedy, or practical