ἐπιτάρροθος
From LSJ
ὥστε ὁ βίος, ὢν καὶ νῦν χαλεπός, εἰς τὸν χρόνον ἐκεῖνον ἀβίωτος γίγνοιτ' ἂν τὸ παράπαν → and so life, which is hard enough now, would then become absolutely unendurable
English (LSJ)
ὁ, Ep. for ἐπίρροθος,
A helper, defender, in Hom. always of the gods that help in fight, τινί Il.11.366, Od.24.182 ; μάχης ἐ. in fight, Il.17.339 ; Δαναοῖσι μάχης ἐπιτάρροθοι 12.180 ; γράμμα δίκης ἐπιτάρροθον Maiist.59 : as fem., τοίη οἱ ἐγὼν ἐπιτάρροθος ἦα Il.5.808, cf. 828 ; Δίκα..καλῶν ἐ. ἔργων Terp.6. 2 master, lord, Τεγέης Orac. ap. Hdt.1.67 ; cf. τάρροθος.
