ἐπίρροθος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ον, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[coming to the rescue]]; as [[substantive]], [[helper]], τοίη οἱ ἐ. ἦεν Ἀθήνη <span class="bibl">Il.4.390</span>; θεὰ... μοι ἐ. ἐλθὲ ποδοῖιν <span class="bibl">23.770</span>; μακραὶ ἐπίρροθοι εὐφρόναι εἰσίν <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>560</span>; ἐπίρροθοι ἄμμι πέλεσθε <span class="bibl">A.R.2.1193</span>: also as adjective, [[μῆτις]], <b class="b3">πύργος ἐ</b>., ib.<span class="bibl">1068</span>, <span class="bibl">4.1045</span>: c. gen., [[giving aid against]], <b class="b3">νύκτερον τέλος</b> <b class="b3"> . . ἀλγέων ἐ</b>. <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Th.</span>368</span> (lyr.); cf. [[ἐπιτάρροθος]]. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span>. [<b class="b3">ὁδὸς] λείη καὶ</b> [[ἐ]]. [[easy]] (?), <span class="title">AP</span>7.50 (Archim.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span>. <b class="b3">ἐ. κακά</b> reproaches [[bandied]] [[backwards and forwards]], [[abusive]] language, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>413</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span>. <b class="b3">δώμαθ'</b> <b class="b3"> . . ἐ</b>. [[full of fault-finding]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Fr.</span>583.10</span>.</span>