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|Definition=ατος, τό, (ἐρύω Β) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[fence]], [[guard]], <b class="b3">ἔ. χροός</b>, of defensive armour, <span class="bibl">Il.4.137</span> ; of a cloak, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>536</span> ; θώρακας, ἐρύματα σωμάτων <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>4.3.9</span> ; ἔ. νιφετοῦ <b class="b2">a defence against.</b>., <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Fr.</span>142</span> ; <b class="b3">τὸ ἔ. τοῦ τείχεος</b> the <b class="b2">defence given by</b> it, <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.223</span>,<span class="bibl">225</span> ; περιβαλέσθαι ἕρκος, ἔ. τῶν νεῶν <span class="bibl">Id.9.96</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">Th.8.40</span> ; <b class="b3">ἔ. Τρώων</b> <b class="b2">the wall</b> of Troy, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>467</span> ; ἔ. λίθοις ὤρθωσαν <b class="b2">a breast-work</b>, <span class="bibl">Th.6.66</span> ; <b class="b3">ἔ. τειχίζεσθαι, τειχίζειν</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.1.11</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">HG</span>2.3.46</span> ; also of a river or trench used as a military [[defence]], <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">An.</span>2.4.22</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> [[safeguard]] or [[defence]], <b class="b3">ἔ. χώρας</b>, of the Areopagus, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Eu.</span>701</span> ; παῖδας ἔ. δώμασι <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>597</span> ; <b class="b3">ἔ. πολεμίας χερός</b> <b class="b2">against.</b>., ib.<span class="bibl">1322</span> ; ἔ. χθονὸς ὄφρα βάλοιτο <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Hec.</span>1.2.8</span>.</span>