ἐπιδορατίς
From LSJ
ἄλογον δὴ τὸ μήτε μάχης ἄρξασθαι μήτε τοὺς φίλους φυλάξαι, ἐὰν ὑπό γε τῶν βαρβάρων ἀδικῆσθε → It is irrational neither to begin battle nor to guard the friends, if you are ever wronged by the foreigners
English (LSJ)
ίδος, ἡ,
A tip, point of a lance, spear-head, Demad.20, Plb. 6.25.5,al., Corn.ND30, Plu.2.217e. II. = σαυρωτήρ (q.v.), AB 303. III. spear-shaft, gloss on χάρμη, Sch.Pi.Dith.Oxy.3.13. IV. dewlap, Gloss. (nisi leg. ἐπιδορά τις vel ἐπιδορίς).
German (Pape)
[Seite 939] ίδος, ἡ, die obere Spitze an der Lanze, Pol. 6, 25, 5 u. sonst; = σαυρωτήρ, B. A.
