ἐπίσκιος
From LSJ
οὗτος ἐγὼ ταχυτᾶτι· χεῖρες δὲ καὶ ἦτορ ἴσο → this is my speed: my hands and heart are its equal, such am I for speed; my hands and heart are just as good
English (LSJ)
ον, (σκιά)
A shaded, dark, τόπος Pl.R.432c, Arist.HA569b10; οἴκημα Plu.Mar.39; ἀκτῖνες Arat.870: metaph., βίος ἐ. a retired life, Lat. vita umbratilis, opp.a public life, Plu.2.135b. II. Act., shading, c.gen., χεὶρ ὀμμάτων ἐπίσκιος S.OC1650. Adv.-ίως Poll.4.51.
German (Pape)
[Seite 979] (σκιά), 1) beschattend, ὀμμάτων ἐπίσκιον χεῖρ' ἀντέχοντα κρατός Soph. O. C. 1646, d. i. die Augen verdeckend. – 2) beschattet, schattig, dunkel, τόπος Plat. Rep. IV, 432 c; Arist. H. A. 6, 15 u. Sp.; βίος ἐπ. καὶ σχολαστὴς καὶ ἄφιλος Plut. de sanit. tu. p. 403, ein stilles, häusliches Leben.
