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ἐπίχωσις

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τὰν ἐπὶ τᾶς → Either with this or on this | Come back victorious or dead

Plutarch, Moralia, 241
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Full diacritics: ἐπίχωσις Medium diacritics: ἐπίχωσις Low diacritics: επίχωσις Capitals: ΕΠΙΧΩΣΙΣ
Transliteration A: epíchōsis Transliteration B: epichōsis Transliteration C: epichosis Beta Code: e)pi/xwsis

English (LSJ)

εως, ἡ, (ἐπιχώννυμι)

   A a heaping up, esp.the choking of a channel, Plb.4.41.9 (pl.): metaph., exaggeration, Gloss.