ἐπιφράσσω
From LSJ
ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον → human being is only a breath and a shadow, man is but a breath and a shadow
English (LSJ)
Att. ἐπιφράττω,
A block up, ὕλῃ [τὴν δίοδον Thphr.HP9.3.2 ; πόρους Nic.Al.285 : metaph., Ph.1.299, al.:—Med., κηρῷ ἐ. τὰ ὦτα stop one's ears, Luc.Im.14:—Pass., to be obstructed, Placit.2.29.1 ; τὰ τοῦ μέλλοντος ἀκούειν ὦτα ἐπεφράχθη Ph.2.165.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1001] att. -φράττω, von oben her verstopfen, verschließen, δίοδον Theophr.; πόρους Nic. Al. 286; ὦτα κηρῷ Luc. im. 14; Plut. u. a. Sp.; pass. ἐπέφρακτο D. C. 74, 7; – med. sich verstopfen, τὰ ὦτα Luc. pro imag. 1.
