ἐπίκωπος
δυνατὰ δὲ οἱ προύχοντες πράσσουσι καὶ οἱ ἀσθενεῖς ξυγχωροῦσιν → the strong do what they will; the weak do what they must | the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must | they that have odds of power exact as much as they can, and the weak yield to such conditions as they can get
English (LSJ)
ον,
A at the oar, rower, Men.Eph. ap. J.AJ9.14.2. 2. of a boat, furnished with oars, κέρκουρος Moschio ap.Ath. 5.208f, cf. D.H.3.44, D.S.3.40; phaselus epicopus, dispatch-boat, Cic. Att.14.16.1, cf. 5.11.4. 3. of a weapon, up to the hilt, through and through, Ar.Ach.231 (lyr.); cf. ἐπίκωμος.
German (Pape)
[Seite 955] am Ruder sitzend, rudernd, B. A. 254; Ar. Ach. 231, wo der Schol. aber auch ξιφήρης erkl., bis ans Heft, durch u. durch. – Mit Rudern versehen, κέρκουρος Ath. V, 208 f; νῆες D. Hal. 3, 44.
