ἐπίλεκτος: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ον, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[chosen]], τὸ ἐ. γένος Ἰσραήλ <span class="bibl">Ph.1.242</span>; <b class="b3">ξύλα πρὸς εὐωδίαν</b> [[ἐ]]. <span class="bibl">Ael.<span class="title">VH</span>5.6</span>; ἐ. σμύρνα [[choice]]. <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>3.8.3</span>; εἰκασίαι <span class="bibl">Callix.2</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span>. especially of soldiers, οἱ ἐπίλεκτοι <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>3.4.43</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">HG</span>5.3.23</span>, <span class="title">IG</span>22.680.12, <span class="title">IPE</span>12.352.39 (Cherson.); in Egypt, <span class="title">OGI</span>731 (ii B.C.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">UPZ</span>110.21</span> (ii B.C.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span>. = [[ἔκτακτος]] ([[quod vide|q.v.]]), <span class="bibl">Arr.<span class="title">Tact.</span>10.4</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">c</span>. = Lat. [[extraordinarii]], <span class="bibl">Plb.6.26.6</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span>. Adv. [[ἐπιλέκτως]] = [[λογάδην]] ([[by picking out]]), Sch.<span class="bibl">Th.4.4</span>.</span>