ἐπισκύνιον
κάλλιστον ἐφόδιον τῷ γήρᾳ ἡ παιδεία (Aristotle, quoted by Diogenes Laertius 5.21) → the finest provision for old age is education
English (LSJ)
[ῠ], τό,
A skin of the brows which projects over the eyes and is knitted in frowning (Arist.GA780b28), πᾶν δέ τ' ἐπισκύνιον κάτω ἕλκεται ὄσσε καλύπτων, of a lion, Il.17.136; δεινὸν ἐ. ξυνάγων, of Aeschylus, Ar.Ra.823 (hex.); τοῖον ἐ. βλοσυρῷ ἐπέκειτο προσώπῳ Theoc.24.118, cf.APl.4.100; ῥυσὸν ἐ., πολιὸν ἐ., AP6.64 (Paul.Sil.), 7.117 (Zenod.); even φαιδρὸν ἐ. ib.12.159 (Mel.); ἐπιστρέψας γυρὸν ἐ., of one who puts on a wise face, ib.11.376.8 (Agath.): in pl., Posidipp. ap. Ath.10.414e: hence, II. superciliousness, γυμνώσαντο βίου παντὸς ἐ., of Diogenes, AP7.63, etc.; but in Plb.25.3.6, simply, austerity, gravity of deportment. III. Adj. ἐπισκύνιος, ον, supercilious, Gloss.
