ἐπίζευξις
βίος ἀνεόρταστος μακρὴ ὁδὸς ἀπανδόκευτος → a life without feasting is a long journey without an inn | a life without festivals is a long journey without inns | a life without festivals is a long road without inns | a life without festivity is a long road without an inn | a life without festivity is like a long road without an inn | a life without holidays is like a long road without taverns | a life without parties is a long journey without inns | a life without public holidays is a long road without hotels
English (LSJ)
-εως, ἡ,
A fastening together, joining, Thphr. HP 2.6.1, prob. for ἐπίδεσιςin Paul.Aeg.6.97.
II. Gramm., epizeuxis, repetition of a word, Hdn. Fig.p.99 S., Phoeb.Fig.1.3.
III. addition, τοῦ τόπου A.D.Synt. 336.10, cf. Ptol. Tetr.1.
German (Pape)
[Seite 941] ἠ, Verbindung, Theophr.; bei Ael. Hdn. in Villois. Anecd. II p. 94 Wiederholung.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπίζευξις: -εως, ἐπίδεσις, ἐν τῇ ἐπιζεύξει τῶν ἐπιτιθεμένων (φοινίκων) Θεοφρ. π. Φυτ. Ἱστ. 2. 6, 1. ΙΙ. παρὰ Γραμμ., ἡ ἐπανάληψις λέξεως, «ἐπίζευξις δὲ ὅταν τὰ προκείμενα ὀνόματα διαλαμβάνοντες τὴν ἐπιφορὰν ἐμφαντικωτέραν ποιησώμεθα, οἷον ῾Θῆβαι δέ, Θῆβαι, πόλις ἀστυγείιων, μεθ’ ἡμέραν ἐκ μέσης τῆς Ἑλλάδος ἀνηρπάσθη᾿ (Αἰσχίν. 72. 30)» Ἡρῳδιαν. περὶ Σχημάτ. ἐν Ρήτορσι (Walz) τ. 8, σ. 603, 13.
Greek Monolingual
ἐπίζευξις, ή (Α) επιζευγνύω
1. δέσιμο, σύνδεση
2. επανάληψη λέξης για έμφαση («Θῆβαι δέ, Θῆβαι, πόλις ἀστυγείτων, μεθ’ ἡμέραν ἐκ μέσης τῆς Ἑλλάδος ἀνηρπάσθη»).
Wikipedia EN
In rhetoric, epizeuxis, also known as palilogia, is the repetition of a word or phrase in immediate succession, typically within the same sentence, for vehemence or emphasis. A closely related rhetorical device is diacope, which involves word repetition that is broken up by a single intervening word, or a small number of intervening words.
As a rhetorical device, epizeuxis is utilized to create an emotional appeal, thereby inspiring and motivating the audience. However, epizeuxis can also be used for comic effect.
