ἐπίορκος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ον, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[sworn falsely]], of [[oath]]s, εἰ δέ τι τῶνδ' ἐπίορκον <span class="bibl">Il. 19.264</span>: freq. in the phrase [[ἐπίορκον ὀμόσσαι]] = [[take a false oath]], [[swear]] [[falsely]], <span class="bibl">3.279</span>,<span class="bibl">19.260</span>, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>282</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Th.</span>232</span>; in full, <b class="b3">ἐπίορκον ὅρκον</b> ὤμοσε <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>150</span>; and so <b class="b3">ἐπίορκον ἐπομνύναι</b> (v. [[ἐπόμνυμι]]); but in <span class="bibl">Il.10.332</span> <b class="b3">ἐπίορκον ἐπώμοσε</b> he swore a [[bootless]] [[oath]], i.e. one which he meant to fulfil, but the gods willed otherwise. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span>. of persons, [[forsworn]], [[perjured]], <span class="bibl">Hes. <span class="title">Op.</span>804</span>, <span class="title">Schwyzer</span>179a (Crete), <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">El.</span>1355</span> (anap.), <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Nu.</span> 399</span>,al.: Sup. ἐπιορκότατος <span class="bibl">Antipho 6.48</span>. Adv. [[ἐπιόρκως]] <span class="bibl">Hdn.6.9.2</span>.</span>