ἐπικάμπιος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ον, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> = [[ἐπικαμπής]], [[curved]], <b class="b3">τοῖχοι, τείχη</b>, <span class="bibl">Ph.<span class="title">Bel.</span>80.11</span>, <span class="bibl">82.3</span>; <b class="b3">ἐ. τάξις</b> an order of battle in which one or both wings [[formed an angle]] with the centre, being either thrown forwards to attack the enemy in flank (cf. [[ἐπικαμπή]]), or backwards so as to meet a flank attack, <span class="bibl">Plb.6.31.2</span>, <span class="bibl">D.S.17.57</span>; also as a march formation, Ascl.<span class="title">Tact.</span>11.1. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span>. Subst. <b class="b3">ἐπικάμπιον, τό</b>, = [[ἐπικαμπή]], <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">Tact.</span>26.7</span>; ἐπικαμπίου τάξις <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">Tact.</span>31.4</span>; <b class="b3">ἐν ἐπικαμπίῳ</b>, opp. <b class="b3">ἐν μετώπῳ</b>, <span class="bibl">Polyaen.4.3.22</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Plb. 5.82.9</span>; also of fleets in naval warfare, <span class="bibl">Id.1.27.4</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span>. of buildings, [[wing]], τὸ ἐ. τῆς στοᾶς Plu.2.594b; <b class="b3">τῇ ἐξέδρᾳ τῇ ἐν τῷ ἐ</b>. <span class="title">IG</span>12(9).234 (Eretria, i B.C.), cf. 12(8).266 (Thasos), <span class="title">AJA</span>19.333 (Atalante). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span>. <b class="b3">ἐπικάμπια, τά</b>, [[nodal points]] of the moon's orbit, <span class="bibl">Ptol.<span class="title">Tetr.</span>167</span>, Doroth. in <span class="title">Cat.Cod.Astr.</span>6.91.</span>