ἐπίκυκλος
From LSJ
κρατίστην εἶναι δημοκρατίαν τὴν μήτε πλουσίους ἄγαν μήτε πένητας ἔχουσαν πολίτας → the best democracy is that in which the citizens are neither very rich nor very poor (Thales/Plutarch)
English (LSJ)
ὁ, Astron.,
A epicycle, Plu.2.1028b, Theo Sm.p.162H., Ptol.Alm.3.3, Iamb.VP6.31 (pl.), etc.
German (Pape)
[Seite 954] ὁ, der Nebenkreis, in der Astronomie, Plut. de anim. procr. e Tim. 31.