ἐπισκύνιον: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[<b class="b3">ῠ], τό</b>, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">skin of the brows</b> which projects over the eyes and is knitted in frowning (<span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">GA</span>780b28</span>), <b class="b3">πᾶν δέ τ' ἐπισκύνιον</b> <b class="b3">κάτω ἕλκεται ὄσσε καλύπτων</b>, of a lion, <span class="bibl">Il.17.136</span>; <b class="b3">δεινὸν ἐ. ξυνάγων</b>, of Aeschylus, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>823</span> (hex.); τοῖον ἐ. βλοσυρῷ ἐπέκειτο προσώπῳ <span class="bibl">Theoc.24.118</span>, cf.<span class="title">APl.</span>4.100; <b class="b3">ῥυσὸν ἐ., πολιὸν ἐ</b>., <span class="title">AP</span>6.64 (Paul.Sil.), <span class="bibl">7.117</span> (Zenod.); even <b class="b3">φαιδρὸν ἐ</b>. ib.<span class="bibl">12.159</span> (Mel.); <b class="b3">ἐπιστρέψας γυρὸν</b> <b class="b3">ἐ</b>., of one who puts on a wise face, ib.<span class="bibl">11.376.8</span> (Agath.): in pl., Posidipp. ap. <span class="bibl">Ath.10.414e</span>: hence, </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span>. <b class="b2">superciliousness</b>, <b class="b3">γυμνώσαντο</b> <b class="b3">βίου παντὸς ἐ</b>., of Diogenes, <span class="title">AP</span>7.63, etc.; but in <span class="bibl">Plb.25.3.6</span>, simply, <b class="b2">austerity, gravity of deportment</b>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span>. Adj. <b class="b3">ἐπισκύνιος, ον</b>, <b class="b2">supercilious</b>, Gloss.</span>