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|Full diacritics=ἐπίσκηψις
|Medium diacritics=ἐπίσκηψις
|Low diacritics=επίσκηψις
|Capitals=ΕΠΙΣΚΗΨΙΣ
|Transliteration A=epískēpsis
|Transliteration B=episkēpsis
|Transliteration C=episkipsis
|Beta Code=e)pi/skhyis
|Definition=εως, ἡ, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">injunction</b>, τὰς Εὐθυκράτους ἐπισκήψεις <span class="bibl">Is.9.36</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Ph.1.362</span> (pl.), <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Dio</span>11</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span>. as law-term, <b class="b2">denunciation</b>, the first step in a prosecution, esp. in a <b class="b3">δίκη ψευδομαρτυριῶν</b>, brought against the witness of a <b class="b3">διαμαρτυρία</b> (q.v.), τῇ ἐ. τῶν ψευδομαρτυριῶν <span class="bibl">D.47.51</span>; Charondas <b class="b3">πρῶτος ἐποίησε τὴν ἐ</b>. <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Pol.</span>1274b7</span>; <b class="b3">τούτων</b> <b class="b3">τὰς ἐ. εἶναι</b> theirs shall be the right of <b class="b3">ἐ</b>., <span class="bibl">D.47.72</span>.</span>
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