ἐπιδρομή
οὐετρανοὶ οἱ χωρὶς χαλκῶν → veterans who have not received bronze copies of the privileges granted on discharge
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A running over, inroad, κυμάτων Arist. Mu.400a26 (pl.); onward motion, IGRom.4.503.34 (Pergam.). 2. metaph., brief notice, Phld.Rh.2.268S.; ἐν τῇ ἐ. τῶν φιλοσόφων in his summary notice of them, D.L.7.48; summary, προειρημένων λόγων Corn.Rh.p.389H.; ἀποδείξεων Dam.Pr.369; ἐπιτομὰς ἢ συνάψεις ἢ ἐπιδρομάς Gal.9.431; ὡς ἐν ἐπιδρομῇ δεδείχθω Iamb.in Nic. p.72P. II. inroad, raid, attack, Th.4.34, 56; τῷ τειχίσματι ib. 23; ἐξ ἐπιδρομῆς ἁρπαγή plundering by means of an inroad, Hdt. 1.6: hence ἐξ ἐπιδρομῆς on the spur of the moment, ἐξ ἐ. αἱρέσεις ποιεῖσθαι Pl.R.619d; εἰπεῖν Plu.Ant.80, cf. Men.Pk.148; cursorily, μνήμην ποιήσασθαι φαύλως καὶ ἐξ ἐ. D.H.Pomp.3 (so κατ' ἐπιδρομήν Aps.Rh.p.258H.); μηδὲν ἐξ ἐ. παθεῖν by a sudden attack, D.21.138, cf. D.H.2.3. III. office of inspector, τῆς μητροπόλεως PFay. 23.2 (ii A.D.). IV. a place to which ships run in, landing-place, Λιβύης . . ἐρήμους ἀξένους τ' ἐπιδρομάς E.Hel.404; πλοῦν οὔριον . . Ἰλίου τ' ἐπιδρομάς Id.IA1597; τὰς ἐ. τῆς θαλάσσης διαχῶσαι Phalar.Ep. 62. V. flow of blood (to an atrophied part), Hp.Off.24.
