ἐπικαμπή
From LSJ
τῶν γὰρ μετρίων πρῶτα μὲν εἰπεῖν τοὔνομα νικᾷ → the first mention of the word moderation wins the game (Euripides, Medea 125f.)
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A bend, return or angle of a building, Hdt.1.180 (pl.), IG22.1666B54. 2. ἐ. ποιεῖσθαι draw up their army angular-wise, i.e. with the wings thrown forward at an angle with the centre, so as to take the enemy in flank, X.Cyr.7.1.6; ἐς ἐ. τάττειν Arr.An.2.9.2, cf. 3.12.2.
German (Pape)
[Seite 945] ἡ, die Umbiegung, Her. 1, 180; gebogene Aufstellung der Heerflügel in der Schlacht, Xen. Cyr. 7, 1, 6; Arr. An. 2, 8, 9. 3, 12, 2.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ῆς (ἡ) :
1 retour ou angle d’une construction;
2 courbe d’une armée déployée en fer à cheval.
Étymologie: ἐπικάμπτω.
