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ἐπισκεπής

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Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque
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Full diacritics: ἐπισκεπής Medium diacritics: ἐπισκεπής Low diacritics: επισκεπής Capitals: ΕΠΙΣΚΕΠΗΣ
Transliteration A: episkepḗs Transliteration B: episkepēs Transliteration C: episkepis Beta Code: e)piskeph/s

English (LSJ)

ἐπισκεπές, (σκέπη) covered over, sheltered, Arist.HA616b14, Theophrastus Vent.30.

German (Pape)

[Seite 978] ές, von oben bedeckt, geschützt, καθίζει χειμῶνος ἐν εὐηλίῳ καὶ εὐσκεπεῖ Arist. H. A. 9, 16; Theophr.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐπισκεπής: укрытый, защищенный: ἐν ἐπισκεπεῖ Arst. в укрытом месте.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐπισκεπής: -ές, (σκέπη) παρέχων σκέπην, καθίζει δὲ θέρους ἐν προσηνέμῳ καὶ σκιᾷ, χειμῶνος δ’ ἐν εὐηλίῳ καὶ ἐπισκεπεῖ Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 9. 16, 1, Θεοφρ. π. Ἀνέμ. 30.

Greek Monolingual

ἐπισκεπής, -ές (Α)
σκεπαστός, αυτός που προφυλάσσει από τον άνεμο και το κρύο.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < επί + -σκεπής (< σκέπας «κάλυμμα»)].