ἐπίμονος
τὸ ἀγαθὸν αἱρετόν· τὸ δ' αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν· τὸ δ' ἀρεστὸν ἐπαινετόν· τὸ δ' ἐπαινετὸν καλόν → what is good is chosen, what is chosen is approved, what is approved is admired, what is admired is beautiful
English (LSJ)
ον,
A staying on, lasting long, Plb.6.43.2; ἐ. ποιεῖν τὸν στρατηγόν continue him in his command, ib.15.6; ἐπιμόνους ποιεῖν ἐράνους delay their payment, Id.38.11.10; ὁ ὦνος ἐ. ἔστω Hermes 17.5 (Delos); κράτησις ἐπίμονος σπέρματος Sor.1.43; ἐ. τινι or ἔν τινι persevering in it, Plb.29.26.2, Plu.Flam.1; ἐπί τινος Stoic.3.32. Adv. -νως constantly, permanently, Pl.Ax.372a, Ph.1.179; persistently, cj. in Gal.19.220: Comp. -ώτερον more permanently, Gp.2.5.7.
German (Pape)
[Seite 964] dabei bleibend, verharrend, ausdauernd, στρατηγός, der nicht abgelöst wird, Pol. 6, 15, 6 u. a. Sp.; vgl. Ath. XV, 670 c; ἐν τῷ κολάζειν Plut. Flam. 1; geduldig, βίος Artemid.; – ἐπίμονόν τι ποιεῖν, Etwas einstellen, Pol. 38, 3, 10. – Adv. ἐπιμόνως, Plat. Ax. 372 a.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἐπίμονος: -ον, διαμένων εἴς τι ἐπὶ πολύ, μόνιμος, Πολύβ. 6. 43, 2· ἐπίμονον ποιεῖν τὸν στρατηγόν, μόνιμον ἐν τῇ θέσει αὐτοῦ, αὐτόθι 15. 6· καὶ τοὺς ἐράνους ἐπιμόνους ποιεῖν, ἐπιβραδύνειν τὴν εἴσπραξιν αὐτῶν, ὁ αὐτ. 38. 3, 10· ὁ ὦνος ἐπ. ἔστω Συλλ. Ἐπιγρ. 2266. 17: ― ἐπ. τινι ἢ ἔν τινι, ἐπιμένων εἰς αὐτό, Πλουτ. Φλαμινῖν. 1. ― Ἐπίρρ. -νως, Πλάτ. Ἀξ. 372Α.
