ἐπικέρνης

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χωρίον ἔνθα οὐ προσβατὸν θανάτῳ → a spot where it is not accessible to death, a place where was no point accessible by death, a place where death was forbidden to set foot

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Transliteration A: epikérnēs Transliteration B: epikernēs Transliteration C: epikernis Beta Code: e)pike/rnhs

English (LSJ)

ου, ὁ,    A cupbearer, Ps.-Callisth.3.31 (v.l.). (Cf. pincerna.)

Greek Monolingual

ἐπικέρνης, ὁ (AM)
1. ο οινοχόος
2. (στο Βυζάντιο) τίτλος αξιωματούχου ο οποίος υπηρετεί τον αυτοκράτορα κατά το γεύμα.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < λατ. pincerna «οινοχόος». Μαρτυρείται και τ. πιγκέρνης].