ἐπινίφω
αἰὼν παῖς ἐστι παίζων, πεσσεύων∙ παιδός η βασιληίη → time is a child playing draughts; the kingship is a child's | a life-time is a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | a whole human life-time is nothing but a child playing, playing checkers: the kingship belongs to a child | lifetime is a child at play, moving pieces in a game; kingship belongs to the child
English (LSJ)
misspelling of ἐπινείφω, q.v.
German (Pape)
[Seite 965] darauf, dazu schneien; ὅταν δ' ἐπινίφῃ Xen. Cyn. 8, 1; Sp.; bei Theophr. vielleicht auch transit., überschneien.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπινίφω: ῑ, νίφω, χιονίζω ἐπί, οἷς δ’ ὁ Θεὸς ἐπινίφει καὶ ἐπομβρεῖ Φίλων 1. 296. 2) ἀπροσ., ἐπινίφει, ἐκ νέου χιονίζει, ἐξακολουθεῖ νὰ πίπτῃ χιών, Ξεν. Κυν. 8. 1. ΙΙ. μεταβ., καλύπτω διὰ χιόνος, ἐν τῷ Παθ., ὅταν ἐπινιφθῇ κατὰ τὴν ἀπάνθησιν Θεοφρ. Ἱστ. Φυτ. 4. 14, 6, Φίλων 1. 441.
