ἐπίσιον

English (LSJ)

[ῑσῐ], or ἐπείσιον, τό, A pubic region, Hp.Carn.14,Mul.1.64, 2.113,120,177, Arist.HA493a20, Lyc.1385, Gal.UP14.13, al., Poll. 2.170,174, Hsch., Suid., EM363.55, Choerob.inAn.Ox.2.200, cj. in Archil.140. [Both spellings in codd.; also ἐπίσειον, which is disproved by the metre in Lyc. l.c.]

German (Pape)

[Seite 977] τό, s. ἐπίσειον.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ἐπίσιον: τό, ἴδε ἐπίσειον.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ου (τό) :
pubis de la femme.
Étymologie: DELG étym. obscure ; cf. macéd. ὄπισον· τὸ τῆς γυναικὸς αἰδοῖον.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

ἐπίσιον: τό анат. лобок (лат. pubes) Arst.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: = ἐφήβαιον, euphemistic designation of the shame-area (Hp., Arist.).
Other forms: (ἐπείσιον)
Origin: XX [etym. unknown]
Etymology: Unknown.

Frisk Etymology German

ἐπίσιον: {epísion}
Forms: (ἐπείσιον)
Grammar: n.
Meaning: = ἐφήβαιον, euphemistische Benennung der Schamgegend (Hp., Arist., Lyk., Gal. u. a.).
Etymology : Unklar.
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