ἐπίσιον
οὐκ ἔστι γῆρας τοῦδε τοῦ μιάσματος → that pollution never wears out, that pollution can never grow old
English (LSJ)
[ῑσῐ], or ἐπείσιον, τό,
A pubic region, Hp.Carn.14,Mul.1.64, 2.113,120,177, Arist.HA493a20, Lyc.1385, Gal.UP14.13, al., Poll. 2.170,174, Hsch., Suid., EM363.55, Choerob.inAn.Ox.2.200, cj. in Archil.140. [Both spellings in codd.; also ἐπίσειον, which is disproved by the metre in Lyc. l.c.]
German (Pape)
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπίσιον: τό, ἴδε ἐπίσειον.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ου (τό) :
pubis de la femme.
Étymologie: DELG étym. obscure ; cf. macéd. ὄπισον· τὸ τῆς γυναικὸς αἰδοῖον.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
ἐπίσιον: τό анат. лобок (лат. pubes) Arst.
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: = ἐφήβαιον, euphemistic designation of the shame-area (Hp., Arist.).
Other forms: (ἐπείσιον)
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Unknown.
Frisk Etymology German
ἐπίσιον: {epísion}
Forms: (ἐπείσιον)
Grammar: n.
Meaning: = ἐφήβαιον, euphemistische Benennung der Schamgegend (Hp., Arist., Lyk., Gal. u. a.).
Etymology : Unklar.
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