ἐπίρροθος

English (LSJ)

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   A coming to the rescue; as Subst., helper, τοίη οἱ ἐ. ἦεν Ἀθήνη Il.4.390; θεὰ... μοι ἐ. ἐλθὲ ποδοῖιν 23.770; μακραὶ ἐπίρροθοι εὐφρόναι εἰσίν Hes.Op.560; ἐπίρροθοι ἄμμι πέλεσθε A.R.2.1193: also as Adj., μῆτις, πύργος ἐ., ib.1068, 4.1045: c. gen., giving aid against, νύκτερον τέλος . . ἀλγέων ἐ. A.Th.368 (lyr.); cf. ἐπιτάρροθος.    2. [ὁδὸς] λείη καὶ ἐ. easy (?), AP7.50 (Archim.).    II. ἐ. κακά reproaches bandied backwards and forwards, abusive language, S.Ant.413.    2. δώμαθ' . . ἐ. full of fault-finding, Id.Fr.583.10.