EPI 
IPIDEMETrCX (iiriSypyTiKa), orum, n 
according to some, houses or parts nj 
houses for quartering- soldiers; according 
to others, the sums extorted from the sol¬ 
diers or paid Inj the inhabitants of the 
place, that they might be free from the 
charge of the soldiers. Cod. Just 
SPIDkMOS (£ 7rtJ?7/jtof), adj. m. and f. epi, 
3 Aemic. Ammian. 
EPIDERMIS ( ciriSeppis ), tdis, f. the scarf- 
3 slcin, epidermis ; hence, a scarf or crust 
over a sore. Veget. 
EPIDICTICOS ( imSciKTiKo ;), a, um, adj. 
Cic. Epidicticum genus (dicendi), h. c. 
adapted for display or ornament; a style 
suited to narrative, panegyric, and the 
declamations of the sophists, but not 
proper for the forum and deliberative 
assemblies. 
EPIUTPNIS (cmSenrvls), Idis, f. a dessert. 
9 Martial. 
EPIDR6M0S (cniSpopos), i, m. a small 
2 running rope, used in extending and 
contracting nets. Plin. - IT Also, 
perhaps, a cord or girth of a bed. 
Cato. But the passage is otherwise ex¬ 
plained. 
EPIGBoSSIS (iiriyXoiaaif), Idis, f. the 
2 cover or flap of the weasand or windpipe, 
the epiglottis. Plin. 
EPIGOm (iwlyovoi), orum, m. the sons of 
the se ven princes who went against Thebes; 
hence, the name of a tragedy. Cic. - 
IT Also, the children of the soldiers of Al¬ 
exander the Great by Asiatic women. Jus¬ 
tin. 
EPIGRAMMA (iir(ypappa), Sitis, n. an in¬ 
scription, title. Nepos. Cum ex prteda 
tripodem aureum Delphis posuisset, epi- 
grammate scripto. Petrim. Fugitivo- 
rum epigrammata, h. e. the brand upon 
runaway slaves. Id. Epigramma mor- 
tuo facere, to icrite an epitaph. - 
IT Also, an epigram. Cic. 
tPIGKAMM aTaRJOS (epigramma), ii, 
3 m. an epigrammatist, -writer of epigrams. 
Vopisc. 
EPIGR XMMXTICOS (Id.), a, um, adj. 
“ epigrammatic. Spartian. 
EPIGRAMMXTION (iiuypappimou), ii, 
3 n. a short epiirram. Varr. 
IPIGRaMMISTX, k, m. .same as Epi- 
3 grammatarius. Sidon. Al. leg. epigram- 
mat.ista. 
EPTGR0S (perhaps etriKOvpos or iwlovpog), 
i, m. a pin to fasten two -pieces of wood to¬ 
gether. Senec. and Augustin. 
EPILEPSIA (iiriXtipla), a;, f. the epilepsy 
" " r falling sickness. Cels. 
fPI(i£3S (iiuXnos), i, in. a kind of hawk. 
Plin. 
EPILOGOS (i-rrlX'iyns), i, m. the conclusion 
or winding up of a speech, the peroration 
of an oration. Cic. 
™DI3N (impr'iSiov), ii, n. a plant. 
Plin. 
EPIMELSS (impcXas), m, blackish, black 
on the surface ; hence, a certain precious 
stone.. Plin. 
EPIMELeS (iwipcXys), adj. diligent, care- 
svrh-iVZ"- 6 : T ,le - title of a book ofApicius. 
rliviENIDEb, is, m. a Cretan poet, in the 
-time of Pythagoras. Cic. 
ePIMENIDeOs, or EPIMTNIDfttS (int- 
pivtdsios), a, um, adj. Plin. Tertium 
genus epimenidium vocatur, a kind of 
Scilla or sea-onion. 
PIMeNIUS (inipfivios), a, um, adj. of 
every month, monthly. Hence, Juvenal. 
Atrorum epimenia, h. e. (as some ex- 
pum it) monthly presents; but both the 
”“““8 unification of the pas- 
a 'l e ioubtful. F 
ora/f™ iSM ° S (j^'PeP'opos), i, m. in an 
Z Zll S T nd dlvision or distribution, 
<*“» hearer! 
‘ j Si and Sos, 
ani fatlL aP fn’ ,>r0ther of p romctheus, 
of.Pvrrha. Hygin.- Hence 
tliis, h. e! 'Pvmha l ° daU ° hter »f Epime- 
eP ^CB T 0 »w^ griperpov), i, n. what is 
Theoi. d a>UVe the mea ™re. Cod. 
tf spMct B wh, inill0V ^'- es i f - a figure of 
k, as,’ vi" a s Z° r aic rePeated inLmediatc - 
ii, 
EPI 
EPINTCIUM ( i-KiviKiov ), ii, n. a song of 
victory, triumphal song. Sueton. 
EPINyCTIS (imuvuris), Idis, f.abadpus- 
2 tale rising in the skim by night. Cels. - 
If Also, a sore in the corner of the eye, 
called also syce Plin. 
EPIPaCTIS (iimraKrii), Idis, f. the herb 
called elleborine. Plin. 
EPIPETROS {inUtrpos), i, f. a plant 
which never blooms. Plin. 
EPIPHANeX, or -IX, te, f. a city in Cilicia. 
Cic. ; also, in Syria. Plin. 
EPIPHoNeMA (iirufubprioa), atis. n. a 
2 crying out, exclamation; as a figure of 
^ speech. Quintil. 
EPIPHORA (iirttpopa), as, f. a defiuxion of 
2 humors on the eyes, or on other parts of 
the body. Cic. - IT Also, a figure of 
speech, when the same word concludes sev¬ 
eral sentences. Rutil. 
EPIRHeDIUxM (ini & rheda), ii, n. the 
3 thong or collar by -which the horse was at- 
_ tached to the cart. Juvenal. 
ePIROS, or -OS, i, f. v H7r£ipof, a territory 
of Greece, between Macedonia, Thessaly 
and the Ionian sea, comprising the greater 
part of what is now called Albania. Plin. 
— Hence, Epirensis, e, adj. of or per¬ 
taining to Epirus. Liv. - U Also, 
Epirotes, or Epirota, ®, m. of or from 
Epirus, an Epirot. Plin. and Aurel. 
Viet.. —And Epirot®, arum, m. the Epi- 
rots. Liv. — Also, Epirotlcus, a, um, 
adj. of, from, or belonging to Epirus. 
Cic. litter®, h. c. to or from Epirus, re¬ 
lating to your concerns in Epirus. - 
IT Epeirus is read in Varro. 
EPiSCeNIUM (imoKriviov), ii, n. same as 
2 Episcenos. Vitruv. 
EPO 
EPiSCeNOS (iirioKyuoi), i, f. the upper 
part of the stage, the part over the stage, 
consisting of columns, &c. Vitruv. 
EPiSCHrS, Idis, f. and EPISCIIIDION 
(inioxiSiov), ii, n. awedge. Vitruv. 
EPTSCOPIOS (imoKnircin), a, uin, adj. 
Episcopius phaselus, a spy-boat, is read 
by some in Cic. for epicopus. 
EPISCOPOS (inlaicowos), i, m. an overseer, 
3 inspector. Pandect. -IT Also, a bish¬ 
op. Tertull. — Hence, Episcopalis, e, 
adj. episcopal. Prudent. ; from which 
Episcopallter, adv. like a bishop. Au¬ 
gustin. — Also, Episcopatus, us, m. a 
bishopric , the office or diirnity of bishop. 
Tertull. ' 
KPfSC yNIUM (imoK-oviov), ii, n. the re 
3 gion above the eyes, where the passions are 
apt to show themselves ; hence (as in su- 
percilium) sternness, strictness. Tertull. 
^PISTXTeS (£ 7riordrr/f), ffi, m. an over- 
3 seer, superintendent, as, for instance, 
VERSUS**- 
n. 
leg. 
the navel. 
over some household department, or 
over athletes. Cato. 
EPiSTOLA, (iriGroXy), te, f. a letter, epis- 
3 tie, missive. Cic. Epistolam facere, ef- 
ficere, exarare, dare, to write. Id. com- 
plicare, to fold. Id. solvere, to open. 
Id. Cincius earn mihi abs te epistolam 
reddidit, delivered. Id. inscribere ali- 
cui, to direct, address. Sueton. Ab epis- 
tolis, a private secretary or scribe, writer 
or copyist of letters. — Epistola is also 
distinguished from litcrce. Cic. Qu. Er. 
ITT. 1. 3. Ad tuas literas, quas tribus 
epistolis accepi, h. e. those letters which 
I have received in three despatches. - 
-IT Epistolce sometimes means a sin¬ 
gle letter. Justin, and Plin. Ep. - 
If In particular, the rescript or missive of 
the emperor. Plin. Ep. 
EPTSTOLaRTS (epistola), e, adj. relating 
3 to a letter, or to letter-writing, epistolary. 
Martial, (in Iemmate) cliarta, h. e. letter- 
paper. Augustin, colloquium, by letter. 
- U Epistolares, lum, persons em¬ 
ployed in writing the rescripts of the em¬ 
peror, &c. Cod. Thcod. 
EPIST5EIC0S (Id.), a, um, adj. epistola- 
3 ry, in letters. Gell. 
EPTST6LTTJM (imoToXiov), ii, n. a short 
3 letter. Catull. 
EPISTiJMTUM (iniarbpiov), ii, n. a cock 
2 or spout in a conduit, a tap, spigot. Se- 
vec. 
EPTSTRSPHe (eiriarpotpfi), es, f. a figure 
of speech token several sentences end with 
the same words. Rufin. 
EPiSTyLTUM ( cmarvXiov ), ii, n. the part 
2 which lies immediately upon the capital, 
and is the lowest member of the entabla¬ 
ture ; the architrave. Vitruv. 
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EPISyNXLCEPHe (iwiavvaXoKpri), es, f. 
contraction of two vowels into one. 
EPITXPIIISTX (epitaphium), m, m. s 
3 writer of epitaphs. Sidon. 
EPITAPHTUM (kTciraijHov), ii, n. an epi¬ 
taph, inscription on a tomb. Cic. 
EPI 1 HALAMIUAI (emSaXa/xtov), ii, n. 
d. a song which was sung before the bridal 
chamber (thalamus), nuptial song, epitha- 
lamiurn. Quintil. 
EPTTHeCX (cTriSfuoi), sc, f. an addition, 
3 adjunct. Plant. 
EPT’PHEMX (in ids pa), Atis, n. an external 
3 application, as a poultice, &c. medica¬ 
ment applied externally, an epithema. 
Scribon. Larg. 
EPTTHEMXTITJM (irnSrepariov), a small 
3 epithema. Marcell. Empir. 
EPITHETQN (inlSeTov), i, n. an epithet 
2 adjective. Quintil. 
EPIPHyMON (iniQvpov), i, n. flower of 
thyme. Plin. 
EPITOGTUM (ini & toga), ii, ji. a gar- 
3 ment worn over the toga. Quin-jil. 
EPITOME (iniropii), es, or EPTTOMX, m, 
f. an abridgment, abstract, epitome. Cic. 
Conturbat me Bruti epitoma Fanniano- 
rum, h. e. histori® Fannii. 
EPITOMO (epitome), as, avi, atum, a. 1. 
3 to abridge, epitomise, bring-into a narrow¬ 
er compass. Veget. and Trebell. Poll. 
EPITONITJM (inirbiHOv), ii, n. the pin or 
peg with which the chords of a musical in¬ 
strument are stretched _IT Also, a cap¬ 
stan, wind beam, draw-beam , windlass ; 
and also, a spigot. Varro. and Pan¬ 
dect.. 
EPIToXIS (inirofis), Idis, f. the nut of a 
2 eatapulta, where the string rests. Vitruv. 
BPITRXPEZIOS (inirpanigios), a, um, 
3 adj. at the table. Stat. 
EPITRITOS (inlrpirof), a, um, adj. Epi- 
3 tritus numerus expresses the ratio, 4:3; 
that is, when a number is four thirds of 
another, as 12 of 9, 40 of 30. Gell. and 
Macrob. -IT Epitritus pes (also called 
hippius), afoot consisting of one short and 
three long syllables : if the first be short, it 
is called epitritus primus; if the second, 
secundus, and so on. Diomed. 
EPITROPOS (inirponot), i, rn. an over- 
3 seer, proctor. Auson. 
EPITYRUM (inirvpov), i, n.a dish made 
2 of preserved olives. Cato. 
EPIuROS (inlovpoi), i, m. a wooden pen or 
3 pin. Pallad. 
EPiZETJXIS (iirigevljis), is, f. the repeat¬ 
ing of a word with emphasis; as, Cave, 
cave. 
EPTZyGIS (iiri^vj/ii), Idis, f. ferreus axi- 
2 cuius qui orificio modioli appositus, 
transversos nervos continet, dum in ip¬ 
sa modioli versione torquentur, atque 
intenduntur. Vitruv. 
EPODES, um, m. a sort of sea-fisli. Gvitl. 
EPoDOS ( iirtobus ), i, an epodc, a species of 
2 lyric poem, ‘in which an iambic trimeter is 
succeeded by a dimeter, or in general, in 
which a longer verse is followed by a short¬ 
er. Diomed. 
EPoGDOOS (iirdySoos), numerus, li. e. cx- 
3 pressing the ratio 9 : 8, when one number 
is nine eighths of another. Macrob. 
EPOL. See Edepol. 
EPONX (perhaps nra-of), ®, f. the goddess 
of horses, &c. Juvenal. 
EPoPOS, i, m. a mountain in the island 
Pithecusa (lxow Ischia), still bearing the 
name Epopeo or S. Nicola. Plin. 
EPoPS (litnip), opis, rn. a small bird, the 
hoopoe, same as Upupa. Virg. 
EP6PTA3 (inbizrai), arum, m. the name 
3 given to those who, at the Eleusinian mys¬ 
teries, had arrived at the last degree, and 
were admitted to behold the light. 
EPOS (two;), n. an epic or heroic poem. 
Horat. -IT Used only in nom. and 
uccus. 
EPOREDI/E, arum, m. a name given by 
the Gauls to good horse-breakers. Plin. 
EPoTO (e & poto), as, avi, atum, or epo- 
3 turn, a. 1. to drink up ; hence, to suck 
in, imbibe. Martial. Q,u®que Tyron 
(A. e. Tyrian purple dye) toties epotave- 
re lacern®.-IT But the particip. Epo- 
tus more frequently occurs, drunk out, 
emptied. Cic. Epoto poculo. Pluedr. 
Epota amphora. — Also, drunk off, 
drunk up. Liv. Epoto medicamento. 
Juvenal. Epota flumina. — Also, swal¬ 
lowed up, gorged, ingulfed, sucked in. 
