ἔπαλξις: Difference between revisions
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|Definition=εως, ἡ, (ἐπαλέξω) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[means of defence]]: mostly in | |Definition=εως, ἡ, (ἐπαλέξω) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[means of defence]]: mostly in plural, [[battlements]], <span class="bibl">Il.12.263</span>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.9.7</span>, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>30</span>,<span class="bibl">158</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ph.</span>1158</span>, etc.; τὰς ἐ. ἀπώσαντες <span class="bibl">Th.3.23</span>; αἱ οἰκίαι . . ἐπάλξεις λαμβάνουσι <span class="bibl">Id.4.69</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">115</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> in sg., mostly, [[line of battlements]], [[parapet]], <span class="bibl">Il.12.381</span>,al. (never in Od.); <b class="b3">οἱ παρ' ἔπαλξιν</b> the defenders of the wall, <span class="bibl">Th.2.13</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">7.28</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>72</span>: pl., of individual [[crenellations]], <span class="bibl">Th.3.21</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> generally, [[defence]], [[protection]], πλούτου <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>381</span> (lyr.); σωτηρίας <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Or.</span>1203</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> court for trial of homicide, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">EM</span>353.26</span>, <span class="title">AB</span>243.</span> | ||
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|woodrun=[[bulwark]], [[defence]], [[battlement]], [[bulwark against]], [[defence against]], [[protection against]], [[shelter from]] | |woodrun=[[bulwark]], [[defence]], [[battlement]], [[bulwark against]], [[defence against]], [[protection against]], [[shelter from]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:35, 14 September 2021
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ, (ἐπαλέξω) A means of defence: mostly in plural, battlements, Il.12.263, Hdt.9.7, A.Th.30,158 (lyr.), E.Ph.1158, etc.; τὰς ἐ. ἀπώσαντες Th.3.23; αἱ οἰκίαι . . ἐπάλξεις λαμβάνουσι Id.4.69, cf. 115. b in sg., mostly, line of battlements, parapet, Il.12.381,al. (never in Od.); οἱ παρ' ἔπαλξιν the defenders of the wall, Th.2.13, cf. 7.28, Ar.Ach.72: pl., of individual crenellations, Th.3.21. 2 generally, defence, protection, πλούτου A.Ag.381 (lyr.); σωτηρίας E.Or.1203, etc. 3 court for trial of homicide, EM353.26, AB243.
German (Pape)
[Seite 898] ἡ, die Schutzwehr (ἐπαλέξω), bes. Brustwehr, Zinnen auf den Mauern, hinter denen sich die Bürger vertheidigen, Il. 12, 263. 381 u. öfter; Her. 9, 7 u. Folgde; auch an anderen Häusern, ἀπ' οἰκιῶν ἐπάλξεις ἐχουσῶν Thuc. 4, 115, vgl. 3, 22. – Übertr., Schutz, Beistand, πλούτου Aesch. Ag. 371; σωτηρίας Eur. Or. 1203. – Nach E. M. und B. A. 243 ein Gerichtshof in Athen.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἔπαλξις: -εως, ἡ, (ἐπαλξέω) μέσον ἀμύνης: τὸ πλεῖστον κατὰ πληθ., ἐπάλξεις, ὡς καὶ νῦν, Ἰλ. Μ. 263, Ἡρόδ. 9. 7, Αἰσχύλ. Θήβ. 30, 158, Εὐρ. Φοίν. 1158, κτλ.· καὶ τὰς ἐπάλξεις ἀπώσαντες, διὰ τοῦ μεταπυργίου ὑπερέβαινον Θουκ. 3. 23· αἱ οἰκίαι... ἐπάλξεις λαμβάνουσαι ὁ αὐτὸς 4. 69· ἀπ’ οἰκιῶν ἐπάλξεις ἐχουσῶν αὐτόθι 115, καὶ ἴδε κρόσσαι: ἐν τῷ ἑνικῷ, ὅ ῥα τείχεος ἐντὸς κεῖτο μέγας παρ’ ἔπαλξιν Ἰλ. Μ. 381, κτλ. (οὐδαμοῦ ἐν Ὀδ.)· οἱ παρ’ ἔπαλξιν, οἱ ὑπερασπισταὶ τοῦ τείχους, Θουκ. 2. 13, πρβλ. 7. 28, Ἀριστοφ. Ἀχ. 72. 2) μεταφ., προστασία, ὑπεράσπισις, ἀντίληψις, Αἰσχύλ. Ἀγ. 381· τήνδ’ ὑμῖν ἔχω σωτηρίας ἔπαλξιν Εὐρ. Ὀρ. 1203, κτλ. Κατὰ Α. Β. 243. 15, «ἐπάλξεις, ἐξοχαὶ τειχῶν, προμαχῶνες, ἁψίς, ἔστι δὲ καὶ δικαστήριον τῶν φονικῶν, ᾠκοδόμηται δὲ πρὸς τῷ πρυτανείῳ».
French (Bailly abrégé)
εως (ἡ) :
1 sorte de mantelet ou de créneau sur une muraille ou sur une maison d’ord. au pl. ; au sg. ligne des créneaux ou du rempart;
2 fig. rempart, défense.
Étymologie: ἐπαλέξω.
English (Autenrieth)
ιος (ἀλέξω): breastwork, battlement. (Il.)
Greek Monotonic
ἔπαλξις: -εως, ἡ (ἐπαλέξω), μέσο άμυνας·
1. στον πληθ., επάλξεις, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ., Ηρόδ. κ.λπ.· στον ενικ., αμυντικό τείχος με πολεμίστρες, προμαχώνας, παραπέτασμα, σε Ομήρ. Ιλ., Θουκ.
2. γενικά, υπεράσπιση, προστασία, σε Αισχύλ., Ευρ.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἔπαλξις: εως ἡ (преимущ. pl.)
1) крепостные зубцы, зубчатая стена Hom., Aesch., Eur., Arph., Plut.: αἱ οἰκίαι ἐπάλξεις ἔχουσαι или λαμβάνουσαι Thuc. дома с зубчатыми стенами;
2) защита, оплот, твердыня (πλούτου Aesch.; σωτηρίας Eur.).
Middle Liddell
ἔπαλξις, εως ἐπαλέξω
1. a means of defence: in plural battlements, Il., Hdt., etc.:—in sg. the battlements, parapet, Il., Thuc.
2. generally, a defence, protection, Aesch., Eur.
English (Woodhouse)
bulwark, defence, battlement, bulwark against, defence against, protection against, shelter from
